VirtualBox

VirtualBox is an open source virtualization tool that allows running "guest operatiog systems" from Linux, Windows or Mac O/S.

• • Instructions for installing VirtualBox on Fedora Linux using 'yum':

  • Add the file 'virtualbox.repo' to the directory /etc/yum.repos.d/:

  • [virtualbox]

  • name=Fedora $releasever - $basearch - VirtualBox

  • baseurl=http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/$releasever/$basearch

  • enabled=1

  • gpgcheck=1

  • gpgkey=http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc

  • Run 'yum' to remove the previous version and install the new:

  • yum remove VirtualBox-3.2

  • yum install VirtualBox-4.0

  • After installing VirtualBox, install DKMS package to help keep in synch with kernel updates:

  • yum install dkms

  • Tips:

  • Info on creating CD-ROM image

  • Clone and move virtual machines in VirtualBox

  • How to delete unremovable disk images in VirtualBox

  • How to shrink/expand disks in VirtualBox

  • VirtualBox preconfigured downloads:

  • Download Pre-Installed VirtualBox Image of Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich and Run it on Intel Windows 7 PC

    • Android-x86 Project