VirtualBox

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 3.0.8 version and an i386 CPU (32-bit). 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…

1. Become privileged

su -

1. Get the VirtualBox repo installed (you may need to install wget)

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

1. Install VirtualBox (along with a few other needed packages)! If you’re having issues here, try installing “kernel-PAE-devel”

yum install -y VirtualBox dkms gcc
/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

1. Add yourself to the “vboxusers” group and fix the SELinux Permissions (just in case):

usermod -G vboxusers -a <yourusername>
chcon -t textrel_shlib_t /usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBox.so

1. Run, and enjoy!

VirtualBox

TROUBLESHOOTING

• If you are having problems with Virtualbox guestadditions in Fedora 12 Guest, complete the following:

The fix can be found in r27248. Add the lines in green as the location specificed. Manually apply this fix after you installed the guest additions (but before you rebooted the guest!) by changing /usr/src/vboxvideo-3.1.4/vboxvideo_drm.c and then re-compile the kernel modules with {{{ /etc/init.d/vboxadd setup }}} . This fix will be included in the next maintenance release.

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

NOTE ' The following is in the alpha stages. Get the virtual-box web installed. SITE: http://code.google.com/p/vboxweb/

Install Instructions http://code.google.com/p/vboxweb/wiki/install