HOWTO:VirtualBox
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== Install VirtualBox == | == Install VirtualBox == | ||
:# Run Konsole [Programs>System>Konsole], type "su root" ('to perform high-level functions), give password. Then type "cd Desktop" to navigate to the Desktop where it has been saved, if you have saved it elsewhere type "cd /home/[username]/[foldername] etc." | :# Run Konsole [Programs>System>Konsole], type "su root" ('to perform high-level functions), give password. Then type "cd Desktop" to navigate to the Desktop where it has been saved, if you have saved it elsewhere type "cd /home/[username]/[foldername] etc." | ||
| − | :# In Konsole, type the following to install VirtualBox: | + | :# In Konsole, type the following to install VirtualBox: <pre>sh "name of the downloaded file"</pre> |
:# To load the kernel module after a new start give the command:<pre>echo vboxdrv>>/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6</pre> | :# To load the kernel module after a new start give the command:<pre>echo vboxdrv>>/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6</pre> | ||
:# Close Konsole | :# Close Konsole | ||
Revision as of 14:30, 11 December 2008
Contents |
Download VirtualBox Package
- Run browser. Navigate to: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
- Download the BIN file: "All Distributions [i386/AMD64]" and save it on your desktop
Prepare VirtualBox Installation
Run Package Manager, make sure "Show New Packages" is clicked on, then search, and click on the checkboxes that read:
- "kernel-source"
- "gcc"
- "make".
Install VirtualBox
- Run Konsole [Programs>System>Konsole], type "su root" ('to perform high-level functions), give password. Then type "cd Desktop" to navigate to the Desktop where it has been saved, if you have saved it elsewhere type "cd /home/[username]/[foldername] etc."
- In Konsole, type the following to install VirtualBox:
sh "name of the downloaded file"
- To load the kernel module after a new start give the command:
echo vboxdrv>>/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
- Close Konsole
Add Users To VirtualBox
- In Pardus>Tasma>System>User Manager select the user that is allowed to use VirtualBox and select 'Edit'
- In 'Groups' put a mark at 'vboxusers' and 'Apply'
- Close User Manager and Tasma.
Activating USB support.
- Open file /etc/fstab in KWrite with administrator privileges: [Alt + F2] and enter kdesu kwrite /etc/fstab + [Run].
- Add the next line at the bottom:
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=85,devmode=666 0 0 + <enter>
- Save file and close KWrite.
- Restart the computer.
- In VirtualBox a USB stick can be mounted with Devices > USB Devices > .
The VirtualBox entry is in: Pardus > Programs > System > Sun xVM VirtualBox (Virtual Machine)
Documentation can be found in /opt/VirtualBox-2.0.X/UserManual.pdf and have a look at http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/User_FAQ
