Malin Freeborn
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---
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title: "virtualbox"
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tags: [ "Documentation", "System" ]
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---
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# Setup
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## Arch Linux
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```bash
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sudo pacman -S virtualbox-host-modules-arch virtualbox-guest-iso
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```
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```bash
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sudo modprobe vboxdrv
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```
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```bash
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# vboxreload
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```
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Make dd image into vdi
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```bash
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VBoxManage convertdd base.dd output.vdi --format VDI
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```
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If this doesn't work, try to make a new bite size with just
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```bash
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sudo dd if=image.dd of=image2.dd bs=512 conv=sync
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```
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## CLI Management
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List boxes:
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```bash
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VBoxManage list vms
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```
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Start a headless instance
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```bash
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VBoxManage startvm "rata" --type headless
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```
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To pause the machine:
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```bash
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VBoxManage controlvm "rata" pause --type headless
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```
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You can do a number of things to virtualboxes this way:
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- startvm
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- pause
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- resume
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- poweroff
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## Creating Disks
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Creating a VM requires registering it:
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```bash
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VBoxManage createvm --name Ubuntu19.04 --register --ostype Ubuntu
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```
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```bash
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VBoxManage modifyvm Ubuntu19.04 --memory 1042
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```
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```bash
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VBoxManage storagectl Ubuntu19.04 -name IDE --add ide --controller PIIX4 --bootable on
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```
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Create just a disk with:
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VBoxManageg createhd --filename Ubuntu16.04 --size 5120
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