VirtualBox

VirtualBox for Fedora 12 Host

LATEST RELEASE: 3.2.10

This is a step by step tutorial on how to get VirtualBox 3 up and running on Fedora 12. Specifically, this guide was written using the VirtualBox 3.2.10 version and an i386 CPU (32-bit), but should work with all versions. It can be adapted to upcoming versions and different CPUs (64-bit). The folks at VirtualBox have made it easy to install for Fedora users and I’m going to show you how in a few easy steps. Right, open a terminal window and let’s get to it…

Install Option 1

• Become privileged (root user):

su -

• Install the VirtualBox repo:

wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo && cp virtualbox.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/

• Enable the new repo:

yum clean all
yum update

• Install VirtualBox (along with a few other required packages). If you’re having issues here, try installing kernel-PAE-devel first:

yum install -y VirtualBox-3.2 dkms gcc

• Add yourself to the “vboxusers” group:

usermod -G vboxusers -a <yourusername>

• (OPTIONAL) This will bring up the VirtualBox GUI on the HDA Desktop. Run and enjoy!

VirtualBox

NOTE: See how-to-install-virtualbox-3-on-fedora-12-tutorial for more info.

Install Option 2

• Become privileged (root user):

su -

• Download the applicable RPM for your system from the list below:

wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/12/i386/VirtualBox-3.2-3.2.8_64453_fedora12-1.i686.rpm
wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/12/i486/VirtualBox-3.2-3.2.8_64453_fedora12-1.i686.rpm
wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/12/i586/VirtualBox-3.2-3.2.8_64453_fedora12-1.i686.rpm
wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/12/i686/VirtualBox-3.2-3.2.8_64453_fedora12-1.i686.rpm
wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/12/x86_64/VirtualBox-3.2-3.2.8_64453_fedora12-1.x86_64.rpm

• Download and import the GPG key:

wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc
rpm --import oracle_vbox.asc

• Add dependencies:

yum install dkms gcc

• Install VirtualBox:

install --localinstall VirtualBox-3.2

• Add yourself to the “vboxusers” group:

usermod -G vboxusers -a <yourusername>

• (OPTIONAL) This will bring up the VirtualBox GUI on the HDA Desktop. Run and enjoy!

VirtualBox

Portable VirtualBox for Windows XP/Vista/7 Host

• Download latest version from here.
• You can install this on a hard drive or USB Flash Drive.
• How to Install VirtualBox Guest Additions in Fedora 12 has additional info that might be helpful.

Web Front End (phpVirtualBox)

• The application has been packaged for Amahi and is currently in ALPHA testing.

Manual Install

NOTE: This requires Advanced Settings to be enabled on your HDA and can be done via the Settings tab in the Amahi Dashboard.

• Navigate to the Amahi Applications tab, create a web app called phpvb.
• Become root user:

su -

• Download and extract the source file:

cd /var/hda/web-apps/phpvb
wget http://code.google.com/p/phpvirtualbox/downloads/detail?name=phpvirtualbox-0.5.zip&can=2&q=
unzip phpvirtualbox-0.5.zip
mv phpvirtualbox-0.5/* html
chown -R apache:users html

• Edit /var/hda/web-apps/phpvb/html/config.php and change the values below to your user name and password (must be the same user name as added to the vboxusers group durig VirtualBox install):

var $username = 'ian';
var $password = 'pass';

• (OPTIONAL) To enable automatic start on reboot, exit root user and edit crontab for your user (whoami will display the current user name):

whoami
crontab -e

and add the following line. (to save, enter : followed by wq):

@reboot /usr/bin/vboxwebsrv -b --logfile /dev/null >/dev/null

• Start the service:

/usr/bin/vboxwebsrv -b --logfile /dev/null >/dev/null

• That's it. You should now be able to access VirtualBox from your browser at http://phpvb. It will restart automatically on reboot as well. Be aware moving the mouse pinter in this app is quirky and often difficult to navigate.
• Refer to phpVirtualBox Installation for additional guidance.

NOTE: See Amahi on VirtualBox for detailed guidance on installing Amahi a virtual machine (VM).