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Using VirtualBox
Starting VB and the VM
Suspending or stopping the VM
Remember that your Linux VM is a simulated virtual computer running on your host system, and it should logically behave just like a regular Linux computer
Stopping cleanly from Linux
If you have logged in, just use the shutdown button of the running Linux Window manager. If you are using Cinnamon (as suggested…): click on the
Menu button at the lower left of the screen, then on the on/off switch icon, then on
Shut Down. Do NOT select
Suspend or
Hibernate! If you want to Hibernate, it's better to use the option detailed in
Stopping from VB below
Stopping from VB
Emergency stop
See the Power off the machine option above
Basic use of the VB
The following settings can probably be done with any Linux environment, but the precise details below apply to the Cinnamon window manager
Updating VB