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Execute:
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$ wajig install virtualbox-2.1
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Answer yes to install the kernel module, it should just work. Create the virtual image:
{{{
$ VBoxManage createvm -name ubuntu -register
$ VBoxManage modifyvm ubuntu -memory "2048MB" -acpi on -boot1 dvd -nic1 nat
$ VBoxManage createvdi -filename “/var/vbox/ubuntu.vdi” -size 20000 -register
$ VBoxManage registerimage dvd ~/ext/debian-40r6-amd64-netinst.iso
$ VBoxManage modifyvm ubuntu -dvd ~/ext/debian-40r6-amd64-netinst.iso
}}}
Start the image:
{{{
$ VBoxHeadless -startvm ubuntu
VirtualBox Headless Interface 2.1.2
(C) 2008-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.

Listening on port 3389
}}}
Connect to the image (requires X) on the same machine:
{{{
rdesktop localhost
}}}
Or you can login remotely by forwarding the 3389 port:
{{{
$ ssh -L 3389:localhost:3389 server
}}}
And from your desktop computer
{{{
rdesktop localhost
}}}

/etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian intrepid non-free

Execute:

$ wajig install virtualbox-2.1

Answer yes to install the kernel module, it should just work. Create the virtual image:

$ VBoxManage createvm -name ubuntu -register
$ VBoxManage modifyvm ubuntu -memory "2048MB" -acpi on -boot1 dvd -nic1 nat
$ VBoxManage createvdi -filename “/var/vbox/ubuntu.vdi” -size 20000 -register
$ VBoxManage registerimage dvd ~/ext/debian-40r6-amd64-netinst.iso
$ VBoxManage modifyvm ubuntu -dvd ~/ext/debian-40r6-amd64-netinst.iso

Start the image:

$ VBoxHeadless -startvm ubuntu
VirtualBox Headless Interface 2.1.2
(C) 2008-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.

Listening on port 3389

Connect to the image (requires X) on the same machine:

rdesktop localhost

Or you can login remotely by forwarding the 3389 port:

$ ssh -L 3389:localhost:3389 server

And from your desktop computer

rdesktop localhost

SageVirtualBox (last edited 2012-02-14 22:35:28 by ltw)