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| ===== Installing VB on a Windows host ===== | ===== Installing VB on a Windows host ===== | ||
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| + | * Reboot your computer, [[other:bios|enter the BIOS]] and enable the //VT-x// setting | ||
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| + | * download the latest //VirtualBox NN.NN.NN for Windows hosts// **AND** the matching //VirtualBox NN.NN.NN Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack// from the [[https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads|VirtualBox web site]]\\ You can also download the //User Manual// from the same page | ||
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| + | * Execute the //exe// installer and accept the default settings, but do NOT choose to start VB at the end. **Warning**, the host network will very temporarily be stopped during the installation, so be sure not to have anything needing a permanent network (eg connection to an interactivr server) during the installation! | ||
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| + | * Double click on the Extension_Pack installer, accept the license, etc... | ||
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| + | * Change some basic Preferences: | ||
| + | * If the VB is not already using English, change the language and restart VB if necessary\\ Fichier -> Paramètres -> Langue -> English | ||
| + | * File -> Preferences -> Update -> Once per 2 weeks | ||
| + | * Determine where the VB settings, the virtual disk files and the temporary files (when you //suspend// the execution of the VB) will be stored | ||
| + | * **Warning**, you should be careful to choose a place where you have enough space! You need as much space as the main disk image (eg 30 Gb) plus a few Gb for storing the state of the VB when you suspend it...\\ File -> Preferences -> General -> Default Machine Folder: ''X:\some_path\VirtualBox VMs\'' | ||
| + | * We will use the following path in this tutorial: ''E:\VirtualBox VMs\'' | ||
| ===== Installing the copy of a existing Linux guest ===== | ===== Installing the copy of a existing Linux guest ===== | ||
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| + | Rather than creating a full Linux installation from scratch, it is convenient to use the copy of an existing (and working!) //VB machine// | ||
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| + | ==== Method 1: copy an existing disk image ==== | ||
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| + | * Click on New to create a new virtual machine and use the following parameters\\ Name: Fedora Core 20 JYPclone\\ Type: Linux\\ Version: Fedora (64bit) | ||
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| + | * Choose a //Memory size// of 4096 MB. The memory size depends on the memory installed on the host and we suggest\\ Host = 4 Gb -> VB = 2 Gb\\ Host = 8 Gb -> VB = 4 Gb | ||
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| + | * Copy the //Fedora_Core_20_JYPclone.vdi// disk image file to the //E:\VirtualBox VMs\Fedora Core 20 JYPclone// directory that has just been created | ||
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| + | * In the //Hard drive// panel, select //Use an existing virtual hard drive file// and select the //Fedora_Core_20_JYPclone.vdi// disk image file, then click //Create// | ||
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| + | * Select the new //Fedora Core 20 JYPclone// machine by clicking on it **only once** in the left panel, then click on Settings and update the following settings | ||
| + | * General -> Advanced:\\ Shared clipboard: Bidirectional\\ Drag'n'Drop: Bidirectional | ||
| + | * System -> Motherboard:\\ Select only **Hard Disk**\\ Check that //Enable I/O APIC// is selected\\ Disable //Hardware clock in UTC Time// | ||
| + | * System -> Processor: keep //Enable PAE/NX// **disabled** | ||
| + | * System -> Acceleration: check that //Enable VT-x/AMD-V// (you may also have to check that //VT-x// is enabled in the [[other:bios|BIOS]] so that we can install a 64-bit version of Linux...) and //Enable Nested Paging// are selected | ||
| + | * Display -> Video:\\ Select 24 MB of Video Memory. Specifying to little video memory may lead to major and random crashes of VB\\ Select //Enable 3D acceleration// (this may help getting rid of gnome-shell related errors) | ||
| + | * Click //OK// to save the changes! | ||
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| + | You are now ready to [[#basic_configuration_of_the_imported_linux_guest|start and configure your VB]]! | ||
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| + | ==== Method 2: import an appliance ==== | ||
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| + | === Creating the appliance on the source host=== | ||
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| + | * Start VB | ||
| + | * [[other:vb:update#cleaning_up_things|Clean the virtual machine]] to reduce the size of the appliance that will be created | ||
| + | * Make sure that the virtual machine is stopped (//Powered Off// state) | ||
| + | * File -> Export Appliance | ||
| + | * Select the //Fedora Core 20 JYPclone// machine | ||
| + | * In the //Storage settings// window, select an output directory with **enough space** to store the exported //ova// (''FedoraCore20JYPclone.ova'' or a more explicit file name, with the VB version and the export date, e.g. ''FedoraCore20JYPclone_4.3.26_150210.ova'') file | ||
| + | * A 30 Gb VM disk seems to produce a 11+ Gb compressed appliance file | ||
| + | * OVF 1.0 works reliably, and OVF 2.0 has to be tested (by JYP). The difference between the 2 formats is detailed in the [[http://www.dmtf.org/sites/default/files/DMTF_OVF_2%200_FAQ__Final_1.pdf|OVF 2.0 FAQ]] | ||
| + | * The appliance **can't** be stored on a FAT32 disk (where file size is limited to 2 Gb)! | ||
| + | * Just click //Export// in the Appliance settings window... and wait (20-30 minutes)! | ||
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| + | === Installing the appliance on the target host === | ||
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| + | * Copy the appliance //ova// file to the target host, or just have it on an external USB disk/stick connected to the host | ||
| + | * File -> Import Appliance... : specify the //ova// (e.g. ''X:\some_path\FedoraCore20JYPclone.ova'') file and import it\\ This will install a //Fedora Core 20 JYPclone// directory in //E:\VirtualBox VMs\// and you will get a //Fedora Core 20 JYPclone// machine in the left panel of the //Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager// window, with all the correct predefined settings. You may want to edit the settings to adapt the VM memory based on the memory available on the host! | ||
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| + | ===== Basic configuration of the imported Linux guest ===== | ||
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| + | * Select the //Fedora Core 20 JYPclone// machine and then click on //Start// | ||
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| + | * Login with the root or an existing account | ||
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| + | * [[other:vb:update|Update VB]] | ||
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| + | * Create an account for the final user of this VB | ||
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| + | * Change the name of the VB? | ||
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| + | * Configure the shared folders? | ||
| ===== Installing a Linux guest from scratch ===== | ===== Installing a Linux guest from scratch ===== | ||
other/vb/install.txt · Last modified: 2015/10/26 16:34 by jypeter
