To use a Shared Folder on your virtual machine: 1. Use the VirtualBox GUI to add a folder, located on your host (“real”) computer to the list. This will be the folder that you want to use for sharing and which will be visible on your “guest” machine. The Shared Folders are available from the […]
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Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions
How to install the VirtualBox Guest Additions: 1. Get the VBoxGuestAddiitons.iso file from http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html 2. Make the VBoxGuestAddiitons.iso available to your “guest” OS: In the Devices menu open “CD/DVD Devices” and select checkbox next to the VBoxGuestAddiitons.iso or if the iso is not there use the Add button to locate and add the iso file […]
How to get VirtualBox (Oracle VBox VM) running
After installing the VirtualBox software from Oracle start it up. Depending on your distribution and window manager it will be in the “System’ start menu or it may be somewhere else. Create a new Virtual Machine (e.g. another Linux box with Fedora – select these from the ‘OS Type’ drop-down boxes). You may select an […]