An x86 virtualization software package developed by Oracle (which bought Sun, which bought Innotek).
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Install postgresql 9.2 on debian wheezy (on virtualbox)
I have virtualbox with Debian Wheezy. I'm trying to install Postgresql 9.2 on it. When I trying do it by this instruction i have next:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading ...
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Clipboard sharing between the host OS and a virtual console of a VirtualBox linux guest
I have a CentOS guess OS running without X11. Is there anyway I can paste text from the host clipboard into the virtual terminals or highlight text in the vt via the console mouse daemon and paste it ...
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Sniffing VirtualBox machine behind NAT
I have a VirtualBox machine with a single interface connected to VB's NAT mode. What I would like to do is sniff all traffic coming from/to any machine behind that NAT. (I don't think I will need to ...
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CentOS 6.4 as VirtualBox guest under Windows 8 host, fullscreen mode causes unresponsive cursor
I apologize in advance if this is an inappropriate place to post this question.
I've installed VirtualBox 4.1.26 in Windows 8 6.2 (I don't think I have Pro) and got CentOS 6.4 installed with Guest ...
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Distributing Updates to VirtualBox Images with (Bandwith) Efficency
I'm currently responsible for a lab of machines that all need to run the same virtual machines. I want to automate my current setup of distributing VirtualBox virtual machines via rsync (erasing any ...
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Trying to install fedora 19 beta TC3 (lxde spin) in virtualbox
I am trying to install fedora 19 beta TC3 (lxde spin), iso image from here:
https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/19-Beta-TC3/Live/x86_64/
I have virtualbox running in my Lubuntu 13.04 raring ...
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Virtualbox NAT + Host-Only Adapter
My host is Ubuntu 12.04 and guest is a Debian squeeze (LAMP server). I want to allow the host to connect the guest. and allow the guest to connect the internet. The guest should not be enabled from ...
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How to find out UUID of a non-block USB device?
In a nutshell, the device I have is not a block device so blkid command doesn't suit me. But at least I can get some info about my device via lsusb -v command although it doesn't contain its UUID.
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How to enable Virtualization AMD-V Aspire one AO725 from BIOS or otherwise
I'm try to use the virtualbox to virtualizate the system of 64bits but the error that get is:
La aceleración VT-x/AMD-V ha sido habilitada, pero no es funcional. Su sistema invitado de 64-bit ...
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How do I setup DNS names and static IPs for an Ubuntu virtualbox? [migrated]
I have Ubuntu installed on VirtualBox, on top of a Windows 8 host. How can I setup a static IP and DNS name for this virtual machine that other virtual machines will see?
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Do I need acpid in a virtual machine?
I'm always wondering if power management facilities in a virtual machine is necessary?
i.e acpid.
And I'm not sure if they still function in a virtual machine.
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Virtualbox kernel modules not loading at boot - ubuntu 12.04
I have been running virtualbox on a ubuntu 12.04 laptop for a while and it has all worked smooth, but suddenly, probably after a kernel upgrade, the vbox* modules are not loading at boot, if I ...
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VirtualBox under Archlinux can't connect to Internet after “pacman -Syu”
I have a windows 7 VM in virtualbox and I'm used to connect the Internet though NAT.
But after the last system upgrade,The Internet can't be reached in the VM.
I check the log at /var/log/pacman.log ...
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Virtualbox 4.2.6 can't start on boot (OpenSuSe12.3)
I was working on a old version of VirtualBox (3.2.6) in which I can edit /etc/sysconfig/vbox, there I can add as many VM to start when the host boots up.
Now on the this new version 4.2.6 can't edit ...
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How to SSH apache user from a remote guest server on VirtualBox with host-only network?
I have two CentOS virtual machines on VirtualBox . one of them let's say CentOS-1 holds my Web application code. Second is CentOS2.
I have two network connections between these two servers : Bridged ...
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How to install virtualbox guest addition in a guest machine with the latest Archlinux?
I want to install the virtualbox guest addition in a guest Archlinux machine.
The vbox version is 4.2.10 r84104, and the Arch install media is the latest release 2013.04.01 with systemd as the ...
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no sound in fedora 18
I installed Fedora 18 Xfce Spin as a guest operating system on VirtualBox.It has no sound.
The operating system settings like that;
-Host Driver:Windows DirectSound
-Controller:ICH AC97
How to ...
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Fedora 18 host cannot ping Windows XP guest
I have my laptop running Fedora 18. I want to run a Windows XP guest using VirtualBox 4.2.6. My configuration seems correct, here
is my networking report.
Fedora 18 host
lo: ...
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switch network on and off of a virtual remote server
I need to perform a testing panel which disconnects a network cable and connect it again on a specific virtual server via a php web page.
I found that ip & ifconfig can disconnect a network, but ...
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Error while mounting directory from host via NFS
I've been looking around the site but I couldn't find anyone with the same problem.
On VirtualBox, I have a machine with IP *.28 and another one with IP *.20.
The latter should mount a directory ...
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Using a bridge, an LXC container can't ping router, but the host OS can
I've got a virtual machine running under virtualbox, and in that virtual machine I've got an LXC container I'm trying to bridge to virtualbox's NAT interface:
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Error: invalid arch independent ELF magic, while loading a VirtualBox machine with Ubuntu Tinyos
I've created a virtual machine with Ubuntu (having TinyOS). The problem arises when I start the machine. I immediately get a black screen with written:
GRUB loading.
error: invalid arch independent ...
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Do USB emulators exist for Linux?
I'm looking for software that lets me have many virtual USB drives on my Ubuntu installation. I want them to be seen by virtual machines in VirtualBox so I can do backup operators. I need the drives ...
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fstab not mounting VirtualBox shared folder?
I have a virtual machine here which I use for development, so as not to mess anything up in my existing environment.
I've made a share named "web" available to the guest OS (Ubuntu 12.10 Server) ...
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grub waits for user input when booting as guest in virtualbox
I have several ubuntu guests inside a Mac OS X virtualbox host. When I start them, about half of the time they correctly boot and get to their login screens/start all their services. The other half of ...
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CentOS doesn't see USB device
I'm running CentOS 6.3 inside of VirtualBox and am having trouble seeing my USB 2.0 thumb drive.
In VirtualBox I go to Devices, USB drives and can capture my connected thumb drive. I've created a ...
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Virtualbox: Mount a shared folder in Guest FreeBSD from Host Ubuntu
I have Ubuntu 12.10 as Host OS and FreeBSD 9 as Guest OS in Virtualbox 4.1.18. I have Samba installed in both Ubuntu and FreeBSD and shared a few folders from virtualbox, also ticking the automount ...
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Guest OS Ubuntu 12.04 no network connection
Recently added a new *.VDI image with Ubuntu 12.04 to my existing VirtualBox. The machine hangs with a "Waiting for network configuration" error, eventually times out after 60 seconds and boots in ...
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Can I install ubuntu on a Virtualbox image and use it anywhere?
I am wondering if I install ubuntu once on a virtual machine running inside virtualbox, could I then use it as a portable OS and launch it from virtualbox on any machine? Or would I have to match the ...
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Debian VirtualBox Guest - Common Files to Remove for Space Saving?
I have created a VirtualBox guest using debian-6.0.7-amd64. I am using it as a clone template to create Java work nodes, so my needs are pretty much limited to the JVM, networking, SSH and the basics ...
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Centos 6.2: Unable to open terminal after vbox save state
I'm experiencing this issue frequently. Usually, I work on my Centos 6.2 in VBox for a while and then close it by saving state (going to other machines or doing host work). Then, I resume my session ...
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What's technical difference between official virtualbox and VirtualBox-OSE?
What's technical difference between official VirtualBox and VirtualBox-OSE?
My scenario: I'm using Debian sid, it uses a 3.2.0-4 kernel. When you want to download VirtualBox, you have 3 options:
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How to setup GParted video mode in Oracle Virtualbox?
I'm trying to boot GParted live 0.14.1-6 within Oracle Virtualbox 4.2.6 r82870 (Extension Pack installed).
The host OS is Windows 7, the physical graphic card is an AMD Radeon HD 6900.
The physical ...
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SAMBA, CentOS and VirtualBox. Cant reach share from windows
I think I configured my Samba fine, but I cant access the share from a Windows machine. The network is set as bridged in VB configuration and I can ping the Windows machine from CentOS. Also, I can ...
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Virtualbox 64bit image on 64bit computer without virtualization support
I got an 64 bit image for VirtualBox (.vmdk file) and I don't have a 32 bit version. My coputer doesn't support hardware virtualization. Logically VirtualBox says
This kernel requeires an x86-64 CPU, ...
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How to manage 2 vm using upstart?
I use an upstart script to monitor a vm and respawn it when it gets killed. I would like to simulate a failover by doing the following. Create a clone of the VM1 say VM2. When either of them is ...
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how to send CTRL-ALT-Fn to virtual box guest Linux?
This should be a simple question:
Host OS: Arch Linux
Guest OS: Arch Linux (GNOME)
How can I send Ctrl+Alt+F1 to my Guest Linux OS?
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Fedora 18 Virtualbox Resolution Guest Additions
I've installed Fedora 18 64bit guest into a Virtualbox VM running on a Max OSX host. Previously I've installed Fedora 17 and after installing guest additions from the rpm fusion repo full screen mode ...
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Gedit cannot save in shared folder (Virtualbox)
I'm getting the "Cannot save _ Unexpected error: Error renaming temporary file: Text file busy" in Gedit 2 when I try to save in a shared folder with Virtualbox (Debian). I've searched and apparently ...
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Problem getting Fedora to run in VirtualBox
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit, trying to get Fedora 18 64-bit to run in the Oracle VM VirtualBox.
I've got VirtualBox installed (via the .deb package available from the official site,) and I got the ...
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Add ipv4 support to CentOS 6.3
I've installed two identical versions of CentOS using VirtualBox. The first instance works fine and has ipv4 configuration automatically working, but the second instance doesn't; it only comes with ...
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Xorg not working on Arch Linux
I installed Arch i686 on a VirtualBox VM (I have an nvidia GT610). I ran the following commmand as root:
pacman -S nvidia
After installation and rebooting, I ran
pacman -S xorg-server xorg-xinit ...
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disabling ssh session expiration
I am installed Ubuntu on Virtual Box, and use xshell (a remote terminal application) to ssh to ubuntu. when I hibernate computer during night, after powering it on, the session is expired and I should ...
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How to force release of a keyboard modifiers
Sometimes, when I use synergy between my machines when one is using full-screen VirtualBox guest I get stuck with some weird key modifiers turned on. If they exist on my keyboard (like Shift_L) I can ...
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Installing virtualbox on Debian: dependency problems
I'm currently running Debian Wheezy (Testing). I want to install virtualbox but when I run the following:
# aptitude install virtualbox
...I get the following result:
The following packages have ...
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Certain keys (arrows, page-up, page-down) not working in rdesktop-vrdp
I start and stop my VM headless style.
Start
VBoxHeadless -s Windows -v on -e "TCP/Address=0.0.0.0" -e "TCP/Ports=3389"
Stop
VBoxManage controlvm Windows poweroff
And I connect to it using ...
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Virtualbox seamless mode in Bodhi Linux
I just created a Bodhi virtual machine (Win 7 Host) and installed virtualbox-guest-additions but I'm still not able to activate seamless mode in virtualbox.
Is this mode even supported for Bodhi Linux ...
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Screen resolution problem in Fedora 17 on Oracle VirtualBox 4.2
I have HP Pavilion dv6 6119tx system which has a screen resolution of 1366X768. But after installing fedora 17 on VirtualBox with Guest additions, the default resolution is 1280X768. Whenever I switch ...
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fix the virtualbox centos after vdi resizing or expand a LV group
I successfully resized my centos vdi in virtualbox with command VboxManage.exe modifyhd Centos.vdi --resize 12000 But when i started Centos i got error messages that gnome power manager not been ...
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Fedora in Oracle VM VirtualBox: installing guest additions
What are the pros and conses of two method of installing VirtualBox guest additions:
via the Devices -> Install Guest Additions...;
via su -c 'yum install VirtualBox-guest' from rpmfusion ...
