Virtualisation specialist zInstall have previously impressed with their products that include utilities to capture an existing Windows XP, Vista or any other operating system installation and allowing you to boot from it on any other computer from an external hard drive or suitably-sized USB pen drive.  This software meant you could take all of your [...]

Categories: Server

Generally speaking, if it is a web-based tool that starts with “php” (such as phpMyAdmin or phpLDAPadmin) you know that tool is going to make your administrative life a lot easier. Such is the case with a php-based tool created to help you manage all of your VirutalBox VMs from a single tool, from anywhere [...]

Categories: Linux, Open Source, Software, The Web, Tutorials Basic

If you’ve been reading the Linux section of Ghacks long enough then you most likely have come across a few articles about virtual machines (see articles covering VirtualBox here on Ghacks.) And if you’ve read enough of these articles, you know how important virtual machines can be to a developer, administrator, or even a user. [...]

Categories: Hardware, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Tutorials Advanced, Tutorials Basic

VirtualBox is an incredibly useful tool. You can run different OSes for testing purposes, you can set up servers on machine that wouldn’t normal act as servers, the sky seems to be the limit. And VirtualBox is an easy tool to use. One of the really cool aspects of VirtualBox is that it can also [...]

Categories: Advice, Linux, Networks, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic, Windows

You may have read my series on VirtualBox virtual machine manager. If not, here it is: Installing and configuring VirtualBox for virtual OSes. Installing Windows XP as a virtual machine in VirtualBox. Install Guest Additions for a better VirtualBox experience. A new way of thinking thanks to virtual machines. Although the Guest Additions tool has [...]

Categories: Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, troubleshooting, Tutorials Advanced, Windows

In my last two articles (Installing Windows XP as a Virtual Machine on VirtualBoxx and Installing and configuring VirtualBox for virtual OSes) you saw how easy it was to install VirtualBox and then install Windows XP as a virtual machine. The implications of this software are only as limited as the imagination of the user. [...]

Categories: Linux, Operating Systems

The world of virtual OSes continues to grow and grow. If you never experienced a virtual OS you should know they are outstanding tools that will help you with many tasks. You can test various environments, you can run software you couldn’t run before (i.e. games), you can run less stable OSes within more stable [...]

Categories: Linux, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Advanced, Tutorials Basic, Windows

Several free applications exist to install operating systems on so called virtual machines. This method provides a few benefits, for example the option to reset it whenever it is needed. It provides a great way of accessing operating systems either to test them or to run applications which would not run on the default operating [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

You all know that you can run virtual operating systems using vmware. VirtualBox is a free open source alternative to vmware which currently runs on 32-bit versions of Windows and Linux and supports the following guest systems: FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Linux 2.4 / 2.6, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista.

Categories: Linux, Operating Systems, Windows