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Run A Virtual Machine

Virtualization software allows you to run a virtual machine (VM) as a guest operating system on a host computer. Free virtualization software like VirtualBox can be used to install and run VMs. To create a VM, you specify hardware details like memory and disk size, then install a guest OS by selecting an ISO image or inserting an installation disc. Once configured, the VM can be started, used interactively by clicking in its window, and stopped by closing its window or pressing Ctrl. The VM and its files are then portable and stored in the user's VirtualBox VMs folder.

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Run A Virtual Machine

Virtualization software allows you to run a virtual machine (VM) as a guest operating system on a host computer. Free virtualization software like VirtualBox can be used to install and run VMs. To create a VM, you specify hardware details like memory and disk size, then install a guest OS by selecting an ISO image or inserting an installation disc. Once configured, the VM can be started, used interactively by clicking in its window, and stopped by closing its window or pressing Ctrl. The VM and its files are then portable and stored in the user's VirtualBox VMs folder.

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Run a Virtual Machine

Virtualization

Have you ever imitated someone else?


That's because your mind is thinking/imagining as that person

Same to a Computer:
We can run another system inside a system

i.e. Run Windows in Ubuntu/ Run a Ubuntu in Windows

Computer can virtualize hardware and have a new system


installed on it.  We call this new system Virtual Machine

•  portable
•  no hassle
Need a virtualization software

Only a virtualization software can "imitate" the hardware.  It


manages the Virtual Machines, so we normally call it virtual
machine manager.
 
Open-Source virtualization software
                         
                    VirtualBox 

Commercial virtualization software

                    VMware workstation     $189+tax


Why not use a free one?

• Download at http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Windows(.exe) 
    Click "VirtualBox 4.0.2 for Windows hosts x86/amd64"
Ubuntu(.deb) 
    Click "VirtualBox 4.0.2 for Linux hosts"                 
             Click "Ubuntu 10.04 LTS("Lucid Lynx") i386"

• Remember where you have saved the software package

• Double click the package and Click "Install package"  

or 
     Go to
     System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager->virtualbox-ose
Prepare for a VM

• An OS Installation CD or DISC image(.iso)


      Download Linux ISO from http://mirror.clarkson.edu/distributions.html

• Enough free disk space on your computer


      At least 8Gigabytes free

• Enough memory on your computer


        Recommend at least 2G for the system, 1G for a VM 
      
• VirtualBox Installed in your system
Step 1: Create a VM

Go to Applications->System Tools-> Oracle VM VirtualBox

    "New"
Step 2: Specify a VM

Configure a VM's hardware specification


    1. Machine name

    2. Memory size


        At most, half of the physical machine's RAM size
 
    3. Disk size
        Less than the free space on the physical machine disk
Step 2.3.1: Disk Configuration

 
Step 2.3.2: Disk Configuration

 
Step 2.3.3: Disk Configuration

 
Step 3: Insert an Installation CD
Install a installation disc image (.iso)
            choose a virtual cd/dvd disc file...

 
OR   Insert an installation CD in DVD-ROM
Step 3: Run a VM
"Start"

Friendly Reminder:  Next time, when you run this VM


Remember to remove the installation CD/ CD image from the VM
Q&A: Manipulate a VM

How to get into a VM?


Click your mouse on the VM screen

How to get out of a VM?


press the key "Ctrl" on the right of the keyboard

How to stop a VM?


Close the window of the VM
  
Hooray!

Put this "machine" in your packet!


All the machine files are in
Places->Home Folder->VirtualBox VMs

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