Virtualization

If you’ve used Linux for any length of time, odds are pretty good that you’ve at least tried out some type of emulation software, such as VirtualBox.  VirtualBox allows you to create virtual “computers” on your hard drive, which can be used to try out new operating systems, audition potentially dangerous program, and more. A [...]

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One of the more popular virtualization options for Linux users is VirtualBox, from Oracle.  VirtualBox makes it possible to run other operating systems inside Linux.  You can install Windows, other Linux distributions, and even Mac OS X (if your hardware supports it), among others.  Prior to VirtualBox 4, there were two editions available. The open [...]

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Change the Host Key in VirtualBox

June 27th, 2010 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Virtualization

If you want to use any of the shortcut keystrokes in VirtualBox, you must use the Host key in combination with another key. By default, the Host key is the Right Ctrl key on the keyboard. There may be some keyboards, like laptop keyboards, that do not have a Right Ctrl key. If you are [...]

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Hide the Menu Bar and Status Bar in VirtualBox

June 26th, 2010 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Virtualization

When you run a virtual machine in VirtualBox, there is always a frame around the virtual machine’s desktop with a menu bar at the top and a status bar at the bottom. The menu bar and status bar prevent you from running at the maximum resolution (unless you use seamless mode). If you are using [...]

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virtualbox share folders

VirtualBox is a great virtualization software from Sun Microsystems. I’ve previously written many articles on how to create a virtual machine in VirtualBox and how to install Windows 7 using VirtualBox. If you’ve had any experience with virtualization software, you’ve probably also heard of VMWare and Virtual PC. I’ve previously used Virtual PC from Microsoft [...]

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windows 7 virtualbox

In this post, I will go through the steps to install Windows 7 as a guest OS in VirtualBox. Previously, I wrote about how to install Ubuntu in VirtualBox, so check that out if you’re a Linux person. What I like about VirtualBox is that they already support Windows 7! You have to download the [...]

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physical to virtual xen server

The Citrix Xen Server is a free enterprise-class server virtualization solution that is a direct competitor to VMware ESXi. Both are free and it’s actually quite hard to tell which one is better. Some people swear by VMware because of longer experience with virtualization technology while others say that Citrix has a better product. I’m [...]

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Fixing the screen resolution in Ubuntu when running in Microsoft Virtual PC is quite a task, but I did a small research and I found some ways around it. Here is the fix, with a little help from my friends of course. Once you logon to Ubuntu GUI, go to Application, Accessories, Text Editor: And [...]

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Ubuntu Terminal

If you have installed Ubuntu in Microsoft Virtual PC probably you have noticed that the audio in Ubuntu is not working. We need to modify a line of code to make it work. Read about our previous posts from the links below. Error when booting Ubuntu in Virtual PC the first time Installing Ubuntu 8.04 [...]

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Ubuntu boot menu

In the last post, we went through the Installation of Ubuntu 8.04 on Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, and after a few kinks we were able to install Ubuntu successfully. But after booting Ubuntu the first time I got the dreaded error: An unrecoverable processor error has been encountered.   The virtual machine will reset now. [...]

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