Questions tagged [virtualbox]
An x86 virtualization software package developed by Oracle (which bought Sun, which bought Innotek).
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Virtualbox udev rules SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device" vs SUBSYSTEM=="usb", with parameters
In the VirtualBox manual (https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/UserManual.html), there is this fairly generic sentence: «[...] /etc/udev/rules.d/60-vboxdrv.rules, a description file for udev, if that is ...
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Migrating all packages from Ubuntu VDI to an OS
I have been using a virtual box version of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish). Now, I want to install the same version as a dual boot.
What is the easiest way to migrate packages and installed ...
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VirtualBox Nested Virtualization VT-x is not available
I am trying to run a vulnhub Kioptrix machine in VirtualBox, inside of my Kali vm (debian) that is also on VirtualBox. I am receiving this error:
VT-x is not available (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX). Result Code: ...
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I need help installing windows inside virtualbox
I have Linux mint as my host OS and installing Kali and ubuntu in virtualbox works
just fine. Then I try to install windows 7 and 10, I get several problems.
Now as I try to make a latest windows 7 ...
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redirect console from virtualbox RHEL guest to Windows host
I have the following setup:
A host machine running Windows 10, with VirtualBox
A guest machine on that host running RHEL
The host has a physical serial port
I need to accomplish the following:
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Nextcloud Docker container doesn't sync data to VirtualBox host
Setup: Over the past week I've been trying to set up a Nextcloud Docker instance on an Ubuntu Server VM, in my old 2015 Macbook Pro using VirtualBox and Vagrant. While the VM only has limited storage ...
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How to copy and paste in alpine linux VM?
I recently installed an alpine-3.17 VM using virtualbox 7. I also installed the guest additions and are able to map shared folders. But it seems that I cannot copy-and-paste from the host OS.
I copied ...
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Vagrant: syncing folder /var/cache/apt: filesystem vboxsf not available
I use Windows as a host and Kali Linux as a guest. VirtualBox provider.
I routinely destroy and re-provision Kali.
I want to have a synced folder /var/cache/apt so that apt files aren't downloaded ...
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Cannot ping VM or PandoraFMS server from the host or viceversa(W11 is the host)
I have the VM connected to the internet and I can open the PandoraFMS server console, but I cannot ping the host from the VM nor the pandora server from the host
Now, I am fairly new to linux, still ...
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Open Solaris11 in Vagrant: Unable to negotiate with 127.0.0.1 port 2222: no matching host key type found. Their offer: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss
I use this Vagrantfile:
Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
config.vm.box = "jonatasbaldin/solaris11"
config.vm.box_version = "1.0.0"
end
The vagrant up is ...
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VirtualBox hogs CPU after host wake, fans roar
Run overnight crashes Windows, sleep overnight cranks VirtualBox %CPU on wake.
Either way I must reboot every morning instead of once or twice a year.
Windows 11 Home 22H2 Virtual Box 7.0.4-r154605 ...
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Are there projects that can used to replace or advance the closed source part of Virtual Box and what are their names?
VirtualBox is open source in parts and closed source in parts.
Sample for Open Source part:
VirtualBox manager
The source code can be found on:
https://web.archive.org/web/20230215155445/https://...
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VirtualBox installation of CentOS boots into text terminal
This is my first time setting up a VirtualBox machine on macOS, and I don't understand if I got something wrong, but when I'm booting my CentOS VM I'm only running into a kernel terminal interface ...
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Why does virtualbox keep aborting / quitting unexpectedly? MacOS Monterey
I am trying to run CSI Linux 2023 on virtualbox, and it has not run a single time. I am a complete beginner, but I have to download 3 virtual machines for my class, but CSI Linux is just 1 and it isn'...
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Error while resizing partition: ntfsresize -i -f -v '/dev/sda2'
I am currently using a virtual machine with windows in Ubuntu. I need to resize the space in the virtual machine, since it was too small for the task I need it for.
I am able to follow good ...
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Errors in installation & Update [duplicate]
I have an installation of Kali VM on VirtualBox, I've always installed new programs without any problems, but I haven't been able for a few days. For example, here are the errors when I try to install ...
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VirtualBox Bridged Connectivity not working Kubuntu 22.10
I cannot get my Virtual Box 7.0 "bridged adapter" to work on my laptop (Kubuntu 22.10).
I have a project that I need to submit, but I cannot move forward until I fix this.
This affects all ...
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Making wired connection on Kali Linux running on VirtualBox, Bridge Adapter
I am trying to connect my Virtual Kali Linux machine to the internet using the bridge adapter mode, virtual machine not connecting. The internet is working fine in host only adapter option.
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Internet connection on virtualbox works with normal wi-fi, but doesn`t when host is using iphone`s hotspot internet
This is different from every connection problem I've ever seen in virtualbox.
I'm using windows 11 and a kali linux virtual machine. When I connect windows to iphone's
hotspot, connection on windows ...
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Xenix TCP/IP Settings for Virtual Box
Hello fellow Unix Stack Exchange members
Can you please help I can not figure out the Virtual Box settings for Xenix as it is not DHCP based.
I have Xenix installed with the TCP/IP stack. I have also ...
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Can I turn my RHEL 8 VM into a bootable ISO?
I have a VM with RHEL 8.7 on it and I was wondering if there was a tool or command that is compatible with RHEL that I can take my current version and save it as an ISO file. I want to save the ...
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Boot menu countdown always starts from 5 sec regardless how I configure in /etc/default/grub
I am using VirtualBox and I have a Almalinux 9 VM.
When I start the VM after the VirtualBox BIOS logo disappears, I got a boot menu with 5 sec countdown. I would like to set it to 0, to speed up my ...
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How to virtualize Win10 from Linux (into VirtualBox on Linux) and shrink it?
Basically, what I need could be similar to what most other people running Windows for work would want, I suppose, so let us get started on my requirements:
Somehow copy a raw disk (e.g. /dev/sda) ...
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How to zoom out in Debian
I'm currently using Debian on a virtual machine (using Oracle Vitual Box) and I accidentally zoomed in the screen by pressing a keyboard shortcut.
I have no idea if the zoom is due to the Debian ...
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Install Apache virtual machine
I have created a virtual machine (virtualbox) and I have to install apache2. do i need to install it before from windows or do i install it directly in the virtual machine?
sorry if this seems like a ...
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How to fix "VirtualBox VM quit unexpectedly" when running my Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS VM on MacOS Ventura 13.0.1 in VirtualBox?
I am running Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager 7.0.6_BETA4 on MacOS Ventura 13.0.1 and when I start my Ubuntu 22.04 LTS VM it says "VirtualBox VM quit unexpectedly". How can I fix this?
The Apple ...
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How to assign systemd to PID1
I am trying to build a kalilinux environment on virtualbox and connect to it from a host computer using public key authentication for ssh.
However, after editing /etc/ssh/sshd_config to enable public ...
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Adding new kernel to VirtualBox to solve "Kernel panic"
I am using VirtualBox on my MacOS with the following version of ubuntu:ubuntu-22.04.1.
When I launch this on VirtualBox, I receive the following:
What should I do and how can I add another kernel to ...
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Host : Debian 11 / VM : MacOS Monterey
I try to use virtualbox into Debian 11 with gnome to virtualize a MacOS VM, but it is very slow.
What could I do to optimize VM or variables.
Thanks.
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Secure Malware analysis on a virtual machine?
I have read on several sites that Cuckoo is outdated, no longer supported, a dead project etc. Would it be wise for me to install it anyway? I want to have a ransomware analysis lab, where I can ...
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Cannot install virtualbox on Ubuntu 22.04 due to dependancy issues
I am running Ubuntu 22.04 and trying to install virtualbox. However I am encountering dependency issues that I am unsure of how to resolve.
I tried the following:
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt ...
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macOS Vagrant image stuck on "boot.efi, launching..", Linux host
This is my Vagrantfile:
Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
config.vm.box = "ramsey/macos-catalina"
config.vm.define "macosx-test"
config.vm.box_version = "1.0....
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I increased VM storage from Virtual Media Manager in VBox but it is not applied in VM
Here is how I increased the storage of the VM in the VBox interface:
I used Virtual Media Manager.
When I click Information:
Format: VDI
Storage details: Dynamically allocated
Using the suggestion, ...
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i cant download guest addition for virtualbox
the host is Ubuntu 22.04 and i installed windows 11 on the virtual machine , i wanna install guest additions on it but it does not work ,when i click on [ devices / insert guest additions Cd image ] ...
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Unable to run Metasploitable 2 with VBox
I'm not able to run Metasploitable2 on VirtualBox7 I'm getting the following error:6.3517621 .. MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IO-APIC
[ 7.3575518] kERNEL PANIC - SYNCING: IO-APIC + TIMER ...
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SSH tunnel vs Port Forwarding to local VM
I have a dummy virtualbox VM guest where I'm running a python web server just to learn about networking
> python -m SimpleHTTPServer 4566
Now I want to connect to it from my host
I'm trying to ...
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Can't boot Peppermint 32 bits in VirtualBox 6.1.40 - kernel does not have PAE
In a laptop of 64 bits with Windows 7 as host with VirtualBox 6.1.40 installed, was created a Virtual Machine for the latest Peppermint OS available at Choosing and Downloading a Disk Image. I got the ...
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How Do I Use a Windows 10 Disc Image in VirtualBox?
What I would like advice with:
I have A PC that had previously dual booted Ubuntu 20.04 and Windows 10. I have instead decided to use my Linux install as my main system and run Windows virtually from ...
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ping google.com within the Oracle Linux 9.1 VM is not working
I have installed the Oracle VM VirtualBox in my laptop. Then I downloaded the Full ISO image for Oracle Linux 9.1 version (via https://yum.oracle.com/oracle-linux-isos.html) and used that in order to ...
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Other VMs can't connect to (ping) VM with Host-Only Adapter
I have 2 Debian VMs, one configured to run SonarQube, and the other configured to run the PostgreSQL server. I want SonarQube to be hosted on my network so it is set to Bridged Adapter, which is ...
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No DNS servers on Virtualbox instance of kali linux
I have started a virtual machine running kali-rolling (2022.3)
I noticed that there are no DNS servers configured
┌──(root㉿kali)-[~]
└─# cat /etc/resolv.conf
# Generated by NetworkManager
search ...
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Libvirt and virtualbox, no way to start vm?
I have configured a fedora server (36)
and I have installed libvirt, virtualbox, and other daemons
virtualbox-guest-additions-6.1.40-1.fc36.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-vbox-8.1.0-2.fc36.x86_64
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Unable to start a VM in Virtualbox on Linux
Trying to start a VM (any VM) in Virtualbox results in this error:
The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver is either not loaded or not set up correctly. Please try setting it up again by executing'/sbin/...
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VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND while trying to add raw hard disk in VirtualBox
I have created a bootable usb and created a virtual box raw disk with the following command-
sudo VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename popliveusb.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/sdd1
But when I was ...
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Qbittorrent on PopOS on VirtualBox - Bad adress for random amount of tries, then randomly works
When I start a torrent with host pc shared folder as target dir I always get error: Bad Adress after a few seconds.
Then I click start again, it fails, i click start, it fails, etc. Until it randomly ...
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How to set up system wide proxy in Kali Linux?
I am living in a hostel where we get access to internet through LAN ports by connecting to a proxy server. I am running Kali Linux in Oracle VirtualBox and that's where I need internet access.
Here is ...
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"Could not access KVM kernel module" on Ubuntu Virtual Machine
I am trying to run a program that uses QEMU on an Ubuntu VM in VirtualBox hosted on a Windows 10 computer with an AMD CPU. When I try to run the program it gives me this error:
Could not access KVM ...
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Uninstalling VirtualBox breaks GNOME?
I am having some trouble with removing Virtualbox from my system.
I first tried to remove it using dnf commands, but realized that I had used the installer from virtualbox.org at some point to install ...
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Why does Vagrant-defined networking have no effect?
I'm attempting to provision two VM's that can send traffic to each other, but I am having trouble implementing this with Vagrant. In my Vagrantfile I have:
Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
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How to fix/debug Kali-Linux freeze after starting Virtualbox VM on USB network adapter (Bridged)
Description of steps to reproduce bug:
Step 1 - Connect USB network adapter
Step 2 - Network settings of VM to Bridged Adapter and select the wlan from the USB network adapter
Step 3 - Start VM
Step ...
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