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virtualization:virtualbox [2014/04/23 15:04] (current)
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 :!: If you need server virtualization, see: :!: If you need server virtualization, see:
  
-**[[virtualization:citrix:xenserver|XenServer]]**+**[[virtualization:xenserver:xenserver|XenServer]]**
  
 **[[virtualization:proxmox|Proxmox Virtualization Environment]]** **[[virtualization:proxmox|Proxmox Virtualization Environment]]**
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 ===== Installation ===== ===== Installation =====
 +
 +==== SME Server ====
 +
 +http://wiki.contribs.org/VirtualBox_4.0_on_SME_Server_v8_beta_6
  
 ==== Linux ==== ==== Linux ====
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 Download and install the VirtualBox Extension Pack.  You can just double-click the file after VirtualBox is installed. Download and install the VirtualBox Extension Pack.  You can just double-click the file after VirtualBox is installed.
  
-http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.1.12/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.1.12-77245.vbox-extpack+https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
  
 === Fedora === === Fedora ===
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 wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo
  
-yum install gcc kernel-headers kernel-devel dkms VirtualBox-4.1+yum install gcc kernel-headers kernel-devel dkms VirtualBox-4.2
 </file> </file>
  
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 <file> <file>
-sudo apt-get install dkms build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` virtualbox-4.1+sudo apt-get install dkms build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` virtualbox-4.2
 </file> </file>
  
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 ==== Ubuntu Guest ==== ==== Ubuntu Guest ====
- 
- 
  
 === Guest Additions === === Guest Additions ===
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 <file> <file>
 sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
 +</file>
 +
 +==== Debian Guest ====
 +
 +=== Guest Additions ===
 +
 +http://virtualboxes.org/doc/installing-guest-additions-on-debian/
 +
 +As ''root'':
 +
 +<file>
 +apt-get install build-essential module-assistant
 +
 +m-a prepare
 +
 +mount /media/cdrom
 +
 +sh /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
 </file> </file>
  
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 ==== Compact a VM Disk ==== ==== Compact a VM Disk ====
  
-http://novemberechoromeodelta.com/20081220-shrinking-virtualbox-vdi-files+http://www.maketecheasier.com/shrink-your-virtualbox-vm/
  
 http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/SDelete.zip http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/SDelete.zip
  
-Defrag the disk within the VM.+  - Defrag the disk within the VM 
 +    * maybe more than once 
 +  - Zero out the empty space within the VM 
 +    * Windows: ''sdelete -z c:'' 
 +    * Linux: ''zerofree /dev/sda1'' 
 +  - Shut down the VM cleanly 
 +  - ''VboxManage modifyvdi /path/to/your/VM.vdi compact''
  
 ==== VMware VM ==== ==== VMware VM ====
virtualization/virtualbox.1335136814.txt.gz · Last modified: 2012/04/22 17:20 by gcooper