{"id":184,"date":"2020-12-03T16:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T16:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/molecularsciences.org\/content\/?p=184"},"modified":"2024-02-02T17:35:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T22:35:31","slug":"installing-virtualbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/molecularsciences.org\/content\/installing-virtualbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing VirtualBox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A virtual machine is a a software that allows users to install multiple operating systems within an operating system. For example, if you are running Mac OS, you can install Ubuntu and Microsoft Windows inside the virtual machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualbox.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.virtualbox.com\" target=\"_blank\">VirtualBox<\/a> is an opensource virtual machine software. I found that it is easier to install and use than <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.parallels.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.parallels.com\" target=\"_blank\">Parallels<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vmware.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.vmware.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VMware Workstation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installing VirtualBox on Mac OS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Download latest stable release of VirtualBox from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualbox.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.virtualbox.com<\/a>.<\/li><li>Double-click on the dmg file<\/li><li>Type virtualbox in your spotlight and start using it<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installing VirtualBox on Microsoft Windows<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Download latest stable release of VirtualBox from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualbox.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.virtualbox.com<\/a>.<\/li><li>Double-click on the setup file<\/li><li>Start menu -&gt; Programs -&gt; Sun Virtualbox -&gt; Virtualbox<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installing VirtualBox on Debian Systems such as Ubuntu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Virtualbox is a contributing repository so you will need to add the repository to your synaptic package manager. Add the following repository.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>deb http:\/\/download.virtualbox.org\/virtualbox\/debian natty contrib<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Restart Synaptic or reboot your system. Add Oracle public key<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt-key add oracle_vbox.asc<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Install VirtualBox<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.0\nsudo apt-get install dkms<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installing an operating system on VirtualBox<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Launch VirtualBox and click on &#8220;create new&#8221; and follow instructions. On Mac, if your mouse gets stuck inside the VirtualBox window, press Left Mac button.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A virtual machine is a a software that allows users to install multiple operating systems within an operating system. 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