HOWTO:VirtualBox

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	== Adding user to vboxusers. ==		== Adding user to vboxusers. ==
−	:# In Pardus>Tasma>System>User Manager select the user and 'Edit	+	:# In Pardus>Tasma>System>User Manager select the user that is allowed to use VirtualBox  and 'Edit'
−	:# In 'Groups' put a mark at 'vboxusers and 'Apply'	+	:# In 'Groups' put a mark at 'vboxusers' and 'Apply'
	:# Close User Manager and Tasma.		:# Close User Manager and Tasma.

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Contents 1 Downloading the VirtualBox installation package. 2 Installing additional package. 3 Installing VirtualBox 4 Adding user to vboxusers.

Downloading the VirtualBox installation package.

1. In your favourite browser (Firefox,Konqueror etc) goto: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
2. Click Binaries(all platforms) link then choose 'Linux(i386)' from the Platform dropdown menu.
3. Check 'I agree to the VirtualBox Personal Use and Evaluation License (PUEL)' and 'Continue'.
4. In 'Download Information and Files' select 'Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6' and 'Download Selected with Sun Download Manager >>'.
5. In 'Security Warning' select 'Continue'.
6. In 'Opening 1218....' check the mark at 'Open with javaws(default)' and 'OK'.
7. In "Warning-Security" select 'Run'.
8. In 'Sun(TM) Download Manager 2.0 - License' select 'ACCEPT'
9. In 'Sun(TM) Download Manager - Set Options and Proxies' select 'Browse' to change the download directory and 'OK'(2x).
10. In 'Sun(TM) Download Manager' select 'VirtualBox-1.6.4-Linux_x86.run' and 'Start'.
11. After download close the Sun(TM) Download Manager.

Installing additional package.

In Pardus>Package Manager install the following packages: kernel-source, gcc and make

Installing VirtualBox

1. Open Pardus>Programs>System>More Applications>Terminal Program - Super User Mode and cd to where VirtualBox-1.6.4-Linux_x86.run is downloaded (/home/username)
2. Install Virtualbox with the command: sh VirtualBox-1.6.4-Linux_x86.run
3. To load kernel module after a new start give the command: echo vboxdrv>>/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
4. Close Terminal Program

Adding user to vboxusers.

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

Restart the pc.(important)

The VirtualBox entry is in: Pardus>Programs>System>Sun xVM VirtualBox (Virtual Machine)