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VirtualBox is virtualization software with not-so-much glidges.

Contents 1 use it 1.1 SUSE Linux 12.1 1.2 SUSE Linux 11.4 1.3 SUSE Linux 11.3 2 Virtualize your computer 3 Hints

[edit] use it

To use it, find out your distribution and proceed accordingly:

[edit] SUSE Linux 12.1

• install it

yast -i virtualbox-qt

• start it

VirtualBox

[edit] SUSE Linux 11.4

• install it

yast -i virtualbox

• start it

VirtualBox

[edit] SUSE Linux 11.3

• install it

yast -i virtualbox-ose

• load its kernel module

modprobe vboxdrv

• start it

VirtualBox

[edit] Virtualize your computer

Let's imagine you want to run an exact copy of your notebook inside VirtualbOx. We call this to virtualize your computer. First, you will need a disk dump from your notebook's harddisk. You can dump the disk over the network onto your desktop using the command

dd if=/dev/sda | ssh root@desktop "cat > hdimage.img"

In this case you would get a file hdimage.img on the computer named desktop. Your only harddisk must be /dev/sda.

Now convert this image:

tweedleburg:~ # VBoxManage convertdd hdimage.img test.vdi
Converting from raw image file="hdimage.img" to file="test.vdi"...
Creating dynamic image with size 7682605056 bytes (7327MB)...

Next, fire up VirtualbOx and Choose New Virtual machine -> Use existing harddisk. Point the wizard to test.vdi and see if it works.

[edit] Hints

• increase screen size with Ubuntu