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First of all, if you're going to use VirtualBox with Ubuntu, and either dual-boot, or even if Ubuntu is the only thing on your machine, you will probably need to deal with EUFI Secure Boot.  For example, if you have a Hewlett Packard system, you'll find instructions [https://support.hp.com/in-en/document/c04784866 here] for enabling and disabling Secure Boot. (hint; hit <kbd>F10</kbd> at POST). While you're in your system setup (aka "BIOS" although it's not BIOS anymore) make sure you enable [[wp:X86_virtualization#Intel_virtualization_(VT-x)|VT-x]] / VT-d
 
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* https://era86.github.io/2018/01/24/vagrant-virtualbox-secureboot-in-ubuntu-1604.html
 
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* https://askubuntu.com/questions/914997/install-virtualbox-while-keeping-secure-boot
 
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* https://stegard.net/2016/10/virtualbox-secure-boot-ubuntu-fail/
 
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* Assuming you disable secure boot due to a package installation, even when you re-enable secure boot in your system configuration, you may still see [https://askubuntu.com/questions/726052/ubuntu-booting-in-insecure-mode-with-secureboot-enabled Booting in insecure mode with SecureBoot enabled]
 
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You'll always find a newer version of VirtualBox [https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads using the Oracle ppa], so use that rather than the packaged version that comes with your distro.  Warning: if you've already got VirtualBox installed from packages, you should remove it (but not 'completely' meaning don't destroy your existing images). Also, under packaged Ubuntu, you can simply <code>apt-get install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso</code>; however with the PPA, you'll need to download it yourself.
 
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You'll also want to download an ISO or two for your virtual machines http://releases.ubuntu.com/
 
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Note: you don't have to mount the ISO, you can just select it by clicking the little folder icon during setup.
 
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== VirtualBox ==
 
== VirtualBox ==
  
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=== Getting it ===
 
=== Getting it ===
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Ubuntu users can add it from virtualbox repos, but when 3.2 was released Oracle changed the name/key so you have to get a new key
  
 
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# prep
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wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
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# Stop any virtual machines
 
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vagrant halt qualitybox
 
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cd ~/Downloads
 
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wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/5.0.26/virtualbox-5.0_5.0.26-108824-Ubuntu-trusty_i386.deb
 
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sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/virtualbox-5.0_5.0.26-108824-Ubuntu-trusty_i386.deb
 
 
</source>
 
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If you get a 'conflict with virtualbox' error, remove the existing package and re-try the previous install command
 
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<code>sudo dpkg --remove virtualbox-4.3</code>
 
  
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You may also need to upgrade vagrant E.g. VirtualBox GUI runs fine, but 'vagrant up' does not.  This happened to me when my installed version of vagrant 1.7.1 only supported VirtualBox <= 4.3.  Upgrading to vagrant 1.8.5 added support for VirtualBox 5.x
 
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sudo dpkg -i /home/greg/Downloads/vagrant_1.8.5_i686.deb
 
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=== VBoxManage ===
 
=== VBoxManage ===
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Besides the GUI interface for VirtualBox, you can manage your VirtualBox machines with the <code>[[VBoxManage]]</code> command line tool.
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Besides the GUI interface for VirtualBox, you can manage your VirtualBox machines with the <code>[[VBoxManage]]</code> command line tool
  
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=== Important Settings ===
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== Vagrant ==
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Be sure to [https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#settings-processor enable PAE/NX] in the System -> Processor tab for your Ubuntu guests
 
  
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== Guest Additions ==
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"Vagrant is a tool for building and distributing virtualized development environments. By providing automated creation and provisioning of virtual machines using Oracle's VirtualBox (ed.: as well as other virtualization engines), Vagrant provides the tools to create and configure lightweight, reproducible, and portable virtual environments."
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If you have problems with installing Guest Additions, see https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/LinuxAdditionsDebug which describes what the drivers are, what they do, and how to install them manually.
 
  
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<code>lsmod | grep vbox</code> will give you some info on what's installed; which will be different for the host and the guest.
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http://www.vagrantup.com/
  
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<code>modinfo vboxdrv</code> will give you info about the specific driver; especially the filename and version. The version of the driver should match the version of VirtualBox that you're running.
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The MediaWiki project uses vagrant and provides instructions as well as the configuration itself so that you can setup a development instance in a snap.  See [[MediaWiki-Vagrant]]
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== Quickstart ==
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[[Quickstart]] is a complete [[:Category:development|development]] environment for [[Drupal]] running in a VirtualBox virtual machine
  
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== Extensions ==
 
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You may need/want to install the "'''Extension Pack'''" for VirtualBox.  That's because it provides USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 Host Controller, Host Webcam, VirtualBox RDP, PXE ROM, Disk Encryption, and NVMe. First download the file (it's a tarball with a .vbox-extpack extension), and then use VBoxManage to install it.
 
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VBoxManage list extpacks
 
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VBoxManage extpack --help
 
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VBoxManage extpack install --replace ~/Downloads/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.2.13-122773.vbox-extpack
 
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== Shared Folders ==
 
== Shared Folders ==
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Once you create a shared folder in the VirtualBox UI, you may need to mount that folder from the guest.
 
  
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E.g. for meza,
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Configuring shared folders in virtualbox for Quickstart development
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vagrant ssh # to get onto the guest
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# On the host computer, start the Virtualbox management UI.
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sudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=$UID,gid=$(id -g) opt_meza /opt/meza
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# right-click Quickstart -> settings -> shared folders -> click the folder with the green plus on the right
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# now the /home/greg/src/meza folder on the host is available to the vagrant user on the guest at /opt/meza
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# Set the "Folder Path" to a path on the host computer.  Give full read/write access.
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# Set the "Folder Name" to "shared".  no caps.  no vbox-
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# Ok -> Ok -> start Quickstart vm and this file should disappear.
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# Test by moving a file in the host computer into the host shared folder.
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== Disk Images ==
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Learn more about VDI - Virtual Disk Images
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Learn more about VDI - Virtual Disk Images.  All about how VirtualBox stores a 'snapshot' of a guest computer into a file on the host.
 
 
http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=8046
 
http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=8046
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== Other Projects using VirtualBox ==
 
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* See [[Drupal/virtualization]]
 
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* VirtualBox is the default 'provider' (virtualization system)  used by HashiCorp's [[Vagrant]]
 
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* The MediaWiki project uses vagrant so that you can setup a development instance in a snap.  See [[MediaWiki-Vagrant]]
 
  
 
[[Category:Virtualization]]
 
[[Category:Virtualization]]
 
[[Category:Development]]
 
[[Category:Development]]
 
[[Category:DevOps]]
 
[[Category:DevOps]]

Revision as of 10:25, 2 February 2015

VirtualBox[edit | edit source]

"VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)."

http://www.virtualbox.org/

Getting it[edit | edit source]

Ubuntu users can add it from virtualbox repos, but when 3.2 was released Oracle changed the name/key so you have to get a new key 

wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -


VBoxManage[edit | edit source]

Besides the GUI interface for VirtualBox, you can manage your VirtualBox machines with the VBoxManage command line tool

Vagrant[edit | edit source]

"Vagrant is a tool for building and distributing virtualized development environments. By providing automated creation and provisioning of virtual machines using Oracle's VirtualBox (ed.: as well as other virtualization engines), Vagrant provides the tools to create and configure lightweight, reproducible, and portable virtual environments."

http://www.vagrantup.com/

The MediaWiki project uses vagrant and provides instructions as well as the configuration itself so that you can setup a development instance in a snap. See MediaWiki-Vagrant


Quickstart[edit | edit source]

Quickstart is a complete development environment for Drupal running in a VirtualBox virtual machine


Shared Folders[edit | edit source]

Configuring shared folders in virtualbox for Quickstart development

  1. Power down the Quickstart virtual machine.
  2. On the host computer, start the Virtualbox management UI.
  3. right-click Quickstart -> settings -> shared folders -> click the folder with the green plus on the right
  4. Set the "Folder Path" to a path on the host computer. Give full read/write access.
  5. Set the "Folder Name" to "shared". no caps. no vbox-
  6. Ok -> Ok -> start Quickstart vm and this file should disappear.
  7. Test by moving a file in the host computer into the host shared folder.


Learn more about VDI - Virtual Disk Images http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=8046

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