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# VirtualBox
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Virtualbox_logo.png" width="200" height="200"/>
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.
# Installation
VirtualBox can be downloaded here:
[VirtualBox Downloads](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
There are 32 bit and 64 bit versions of the software available for download. Confirm your OS type before downloading.
# Setup
- 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)
- To set up your first Virtual Machine, download the .iso file from your desired Operating System site.
- Next you will hit the "New" button in VirtualBox, and name your VM with any name you like.
- The application will run you though several more configurations. Most importantly, note how much storage you select for
the drive. This is the maximum size the machine file can be, which will take up storage on your device. Also, not how
much memory you provide the machine, because these resources will be unavailable to your host OS while running the VM.
For more information visit the
[VirtualBox Manual Chapter 1](https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html)
# Run the Machine
- Select your new VM, click settings, and navigate to the Storage tab.
- Next click the Disk shaped "Adds optical drive" Button on the "Controller IDE" line.
- Choose your .iso file
- Close settings and hit Start!
- Now your machine will run and install the operating system on the virtual drive.
- After you're done with your machine for the first time, go back to the Storage tab in Settings. Make sure to remove
the .iso file, or remove the empty drive slot. There should only be one.
Congratulations! You've run your first Virtual Machine in VirtualBox.
Visit the
[VirtualBox Manual](https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/UserManual.html) for even more information about using and configuring machines.
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.
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
- OpenBSD
# Feature Set:
- 64-bit guests (hardware virtualization support is required)
- Snapshots
- Seamless mode – the ability to run virtualized applications side by side with normal desktop applications
- Shared clipboard
- Shared folders
- Special drivers and utilities to facilitate switching between systems
- Command line interaction (in addition to the GUI)
- Public API (Java, Python, SOAP, XPCOM) to control VM configuration and execution[38]
- Nested paging for AMD-V and Intel VT (only for processors supporting SLAT and with SLAT enabled)
- 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)
- SMP support (up to 32 virtual CPUs per virtual machine), since version 3.0
- Teleportation (aka Live Migration)
- 2D video output acceleration (not to be mistaken with video decoding acceleration), since version 3.1
- EFI has been supported since version 3.1
## Installation
VirtualBox can be downloaded here:
[VirtualBox Downloads](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
There are 32 bit and 64 bit versions of the software available for download. Confirm your OS type before downloading.
### Setup
- 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)
- To set up your first Virtual Machine, download the .iso file from your desired Operating System site.
- Next you will hit the "New" button in VirtualBox, and name your VM with any name you like.
- The application will run you though several more configurations. Most importantly, note how much storage you select for
the drive. This is the maximum size the machine file can be, which will take up storage on your device. Also, not how
much memory you provide the machine, because these resources will be unavailable to your host OS while running the VM.
For more information visit the
[VirtualBox Manual Chapter 1](https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html)
### Run the Machine
- Select your new VM, click settings, and navigate to the Storage tab.
- Next click the Disk shaped "Adds optical drive" Button on the "Controller IDE" line.
- Choose your .iso file
- Close settings and hit Start!
- Now your machine will run and install the operating system on the virtual drive.
- After you're done with your machine for the first time, go back to the Storage tab in Settings. Make sure to remove
the .iso file, or remove the empty drive slot. There should only be one.
Congratulations! You've run your first Virtual Machine in VirtualBox.
Visit the [VirtualBox Manual](https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/UserManual.html) for even more information about using and configuring machines.
### Configuring the machine to work with USB devices such as Bluetooth dongles, wireless adapters, SDR's, etc.:
- Ensure your USB device is plugged in to your computer
- 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.
#### More Information:
* [virtualbox.org](https://www.virtualbox.org)
* [How to setup a local linux environement with vagrant](https://medium.com/@JohnFoderaro/how-to-set-up-a-local-linux-environment-with-vagrant-163f0ba4da77)
## Additional Resources:
- [virtualbox.org](https://www.virtualbox.org)
- [How to setup a local linux environement with vagrant](https://medium.com/@JohnFoderaro/how-to-set-up-a-local-linux-environment-with-vagrant-163f0ba4da77)