HOWTO:VirtualBox

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= Latest release of VirtualBox=
 
= Latest release of VirtualBox=
 
= The easy way =
 
= The easy way =
Add repository. (from [http://forum.pardususer.de/index.php?topic=44.msg3525#msg3525 http://www.pardususer.de/])
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1. Add repository. (from [http://forum.pardususer.de/index.php?topic=44.msg3525#msg3525 http://www.pardususer.de/])
  
 
Name:
 
Name:
 
  pardususer.de
 
  pardususer.de
Address for Pardus 2008:
 
http://pakete.pardususer.de/pardus-2008/pisi-index.xml.bz2
 
 
Address for Pardus 2009:
 
Address for Pardus 2009:
 
  http://pakete.pardususer.de/pardus-2009/pisi-index.xml.bz2
 
  http://pakete.pardususer.de/pardus-2009/pisi-index.xml.bz2
  
Search and install Pavi in Package Manager.
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(in konsole:  {{command | sudo pisi ar pardususer.de http://pakete.pardususer.de/pardus-2009/pisi-index.xml.bz2 -y}} )
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Address for Pardus 2008:
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http://pakete.pardususer.de/pardus-2008/pisi-index.xml.bz2
  
After installation Pavi can be found in: System > Pavi (Pardus VirtualBox Installer)
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(in konsole: {{command | sudo pisi ar pardususer.de http://pakete.pardususer.de/pardus-2008/pisi-index.xml.bz2 -y}} )
  
With Pavi you can install/update VirtualBox in Pardus.
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2. Search and install Pavi in Package Manager. After installation Pavi can be found in: System > Pavi (Pardus VirtualBox Installer)
  
After installation of VirtualBox the entry is in: System > Sun VirtualBox (Virtual Machine)
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3. With Pavi you can install/update VirtualBox in Pardus. After installation of VirtualBox the menu item is in: System > Oracle VM VirtualBox (Virtual Machine)
  
 
Documentation can be found in /opt/VirtualBox/UserManual.pdf and have a look at http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/User_FAQ
 
Documentation can be found in /opt/VirtualBox/UserManual.pdf and have a look at http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/User_FAQ

Revision as of 11:08, 15 June 2010

Contents

Latest release of VirtualBox

The easy way

1. Add repository. (from http://www.pardususer.de/)

Name:

pardususer.de

Address for Pardus 2009:

http://pakete.pardususer.de/pardus-2009/pisi-index.xml.bz2

(in konsole: sudo pisi ar pardususer.de http://pakete.pardususer.de/pardus-2009/pisi-index.xml.bz2 -y )

Address for Pardus 2008:

http://pakete.pardususer.de/pardus-2008/pisi-index.xml.bz2

(in konsole: sudo pisi ar pardususer.de http://pakete.pardususer.de/pardus-2008/pisi-index.xml.bz2 -y )

2. Search and install Pavi in Package Manager. After installation Pavi can be found in: System > Pavi (Pardus VirtualBox Installer)

3. With Pavi you can install/update VirtualBox in Pardus. After installation of VirtualBox the menu item is in: System > Oracle VM VirtualBox (Virtual Machine)

Documentation can be found in /opt/VirtualBox/UserManual.pdf and have a look at http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/User_FAQ

The not so easy way

Download VirtualBox Package

  1. Run browser. Navigate to: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads or http://dlc.sun.com/virtualbox/vboxdownload.html#linux (including previous versions)
  2. 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:

  1. "kernel-source"
  2. "gcc"
  3. "make".

Install VirtualBox

  1. 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."
  2. In Konsole, type the following to install VirtualBox:
    sh "name of the downloaded file"
    When the kernel in Pardus is updated you have to repeat the "sh ...." command.
  3. To load the kernel module after a new start give the command:
    echo vboxdrv>>/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
  4. If you need "Host Interface" networking give the command:
    echo vboxnetflt>>/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
  5. Finally you need to create an extra symbolic link (a bug workaround):
    ln -s /lib/libcap.so.2.10 /lib/libcap.so.1
  6. Close Konsole

Add Users To VirtualBox

  1. In Pardus>Tasma>System>User Manager select the user that is allowed to use VirtualBox and select 'Edit'
  2. In 'Groups' put a mark at 'vboxusers' and 'Apply'
  3. Close User Manager and Tasma.

Activating USB support.

  1. Open file /etc/fstab in KWrite with administrator privileges: [Alt + F2] and enter kdesu kwrite /etc/fstab + [Run].
  2. Add the next line at the bottom:
    none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=85,devmode=666 0 0   + <enter>
  3. Save file and close KWrite.
  4. Restart the computer.
  5. In VirtualBox a USB stick can be mounted with Devices > USB Devices > .

Stable version of VirtualBox

A stable version of VirtualBox can be installed through Package Manager.

Warning: this version doesn't give support for USB !

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