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===== Installing VB on a Windows host ===== | ===== Installing VB on a Windows host ===== | ||
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- | * Execute | + | * Reboot your computer, [[other: |
+ | | ||
- | * Double click on the Extension_Pack installer, accept the license, etc... | + | * Download |
+ | * If the host where you are updating VB has no network connection, you probably also want to download the matching //VB Extension Pack// | ||
+ | * You can also download the //User Manual// from the same page | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Execute the VirtualBox-NN1234-Win.exe installer **as an Administrator** and accept the default settings. | ||
+ | * **Warning**, | ||
+ | * Download and install the // | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 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**, | ||
+ | * We will use the following path in this tutorial: '' | ||
===== 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// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Method 1: copy an existing disk image ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 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 // | ||
+ | |||
+ | * In the //Hard drive// panel, select //Use an existing virtual hard drive file// and select the // | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 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' | ||
+ | * System -> Motherboard: | ||
+ | * System -> Processor: keep //Enable PAE/NX// **disabled** | ||
+ | * System -> Acceleration: | ||
+ | * 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// | ||
+ | * Click //OK// to save the changes! | ||
+ | |||
+ | You are now ready to [[# | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Method 2: import an appliance ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Creating the appliance on the source host=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Start VB | ||
+ | * [[other: | ||
+ | * 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// ('' | ||
+ | * 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:// | ||
+ | * The appliance **can' | ||
+ | * Just click //Export// in the Appliance settings window... and wait (20-30 minutes)! | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Installing the appliance on the target host === | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 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. '' | ||
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+ | |||
+ | ===== Basic configuration of the imported Linux guest ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Select the //Fedora Core 20 JYPclone// machine and then click on //Start// | ||
+ | * Note: the first time you start VB, you will probably get some information message about the //Auto capture keyboard// and //mouse pointer integration// | ||
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+ | * Login with the root or an existing account | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[other: | ||
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+ | * Create an account for the final user of this VB | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Change the name of the VB? | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Configure the shared folders? | ||
===== Installing a Linux guest from scratch ===== | ===== Installing a Linux guest from scratch ===== |
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