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# VirtualBox
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# VirtualBox
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Virtualbox_logo.png" width="200" height="200"/>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Virtualbox_logo.png" width="200" height="200"/>
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VirtualBox is an open source Virtual Machine program from Oracle. It allows users to virtually install many operating systems on virtual drives, including Windows, BSD, Linux, Solaris, etc.
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# Installation
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VirtualBox can be downloaded here:
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[VirtualBox Downloads](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
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There are 32 bit and 64 bit versions of the software available for download. Confirm your OS type before downloading.
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# Setup
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- Sometimes you may need to enable virtualization from your bios settings. Learn how to access bios settings [here.](https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-enter-bios-2624481)
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- To set up your first Virtual Machine, download the .iso file from your desired Operating System site.
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- Next you will hit the "New" button in VirtualBox, and name your VM with any name you like.
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- The application will run you though several more configurations. Most importantly, note how much storage you select for
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the drive. This is the maximum size the machine file can be, which will take up storage on your device. Also, not how
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much memory you provide the machine, because these resources will be unavailable to your host OS while running the VM.
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For more information visit the
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[VirtualBox Manual Chapter 1](https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html)
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# Run the Machine
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- Select your new VM, click settings, and navigate to the Storage tab.
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- Next click the Disk shaped "Adds optical drive" Button on the "Controller IDE" line.
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- Choose your .iso file
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- Close settings and hit Start!
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- Now your machine will run and install the operating system on the virtual drive.
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- After you're done with your machine for the first time, go back to the Storage tab in Settings. Make sure to remove
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the .iso file, or remove the empty drive slot. There should only be one.
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Congratulations! You've run your first Virtual Machine in VirtualBox.
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Visit the
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[VirtualBox Manual](https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/UserManual.html) for even more information about using and configuring machines.
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Oracle VM VirtualBox is a powerful cross-platform virtualization product intended for enterprise or personal use. VirtualBox is freely available as Open Source Software under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL) version 2.
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Oracle VM VirtualBox is a powerful cross-platform virtualization product intended for enterprise or personal use. VirtualBox is freely available as Open Source Software under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL) version 2.
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VirtualBox extends the capabilties of your existing computer so that it can run multiple operating systems, you can even run VirtualBox inside a virtual machine, to run another Operating system, all on the same PC, the only limits are disk space and memory.
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VirtualBox extends the capabilties of your existing computer so that it can run multiple operating systems, you can even run VirtualBox inside a virtual machine, to run another Operating system, all on the same PC, the only limits are disk space and memory.
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- OS/2
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- OS/2
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- OpenBSD
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- OpenBSD
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# Feature Set:
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- 64-bit guests (hardware virtualization support is required)
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- Snapshots
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- Seamless mode – the ability to run virtualized applications side by side with normal desktop applications
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- Shared clipboard
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- Shared folders
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- Special drivers and utilities to facilitate switching between systems
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- Command line interaction (in addition to the GUI)
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- Public API (Java, Python, SOAP, XPCOM) to control VM configuration and execution[38]
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- Nested paging for AMD-V and Intel VT (only for processors supporting SLAT and with SLAT enabled)
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- Limited support for 3D graphics acceleration (including OpenGL up to (but not including) 3.0 and Direct3D 9.0c via Wine's Direct3D to OpenGL translation)
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- SMP support (up to 32 virtual CPUs per virtual machine), since version 3.0
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- Teleportation (aka Live Migration)
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- 2D video output acceleration (not to be mistaken with video decoding acceleration), since version 3.1
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- EFI has been supported since version 3.1
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## Installation
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VirtualBox can be downloaded here:
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[VirtualBox Downloads](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
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There are 32 bit and 64 bit versions of the software available for download. Confirm your OS type before downloading.
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### Setup
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- Sometimes you may need to enable virtualization from your bios settings. Learn how to access bios settings [here.](https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-enter-bios-2624481)
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- To set up your first Virtual Machine, download the .iso file from your desired Operating System site.
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- Next you will hit the "New" button in VirtualBox, and name your VM with any name you like.
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- The application will run you though several more configurations. Most importantly, note how much storage you select for
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the drive. This is the maximum size the machine file can be, which will take up storage on your device. Also, not how
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much memory you provide the machine, because these resources will be unavailable to your host OS while running the VM.
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For more information visit the
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[VirtualBox Manual Chapter 1](https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html)
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### Run the Machine
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- Select your new VM, click settings, and navigate to the Storage tab.
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- Next click the Disk shaped "Adds optical drive" Button on the "Controller IDE" line.
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- Choose your .iso file
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- Close settings and hit Start!
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- Now your machine will run and install the operating system on the virtual drive.
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- After you're done with your machine for the first time, go back to the Storage tab in Settings. Make sure to remove
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the .iso file, or remove the empty drive slot. There should only be one.
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Congratulations! You've run your first Virtual Machine in VirtualBox.
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Visit the [VirtualBox Manual](https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/UserManual.html) for even more information about using and configuring machines.
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### Configuring the machine to work with USB devices such as Bluetooth dongles, wireless adapters, SDR's, etc.:
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### Configuring the machine to work with USB devices such as Bluetooth dongles, wireless adapters, SDR's, etc.:
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- Ensure your USB device is plugged in to your computer
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- Ensure your USB device is plugged in to your computer
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- With the virtual machine powered off, select the machine in the VM manager.
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- With the virtual machine powered off, select the machine in the VM manager.
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There will be no need to configure drivers on your virtual machine so long as your device is recognized by the host machine.
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There will be no need to configure drivers on your virtual machine so long as your device is recognized by the host machine.
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#### More Information:
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## Additional Resources:
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- [virtualbox.org](https://www.virtualbox.org)
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* [virtualbox.org](https://www.virtualbox.org)
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- [How to setup a local linux environement with vagrant](https://medium.com/@JohnFoderaro/how-to-set-up-a-local-linux-environment-with-vagrant-163f0ba4da77)
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* [How to setup a local linux environement with vagrant](https://medium.com/@JohnFoderaro/how-to-set-up-a-local-linux-environment-with-vagrant-163f0ba4da77)
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