VBoxLaunch is a program that assists in managing access to VirtualBox. For those who regularly use virtual machines in Virtual Box, VBoxLaunch will allow you to create a jumplist from the Start menu which will launch virtual machines. This tiny utility does not alter VirtualBox settings and will not interfere with the interface settings. It [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

LinuxLive USB Creator, or “LiLi”, is a quick way to create Live Linux USB drives that are persistent virtualized drives. Typically, Linux USB drives require rebooting to install software. It is possible to create a Linux USB drive that will install without a reboot. This is where LiLi comes into play. By setting drive persistence [...]

Categories: Operating Systems, Windows

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

The popular virtualization software VirtualBox 4.0 has just been released on the official website. The Open Source solution that is freely available for Windows, Linux and Macintosh computer systems sports a full bag of feature additions, fixes and redesigns. The official changelog lists all the changes, among them a major rework of the graphical user [...]

Categories: Linux, Mac, Software, Windows

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

As you can probably guess my machines are in a constant state of flux. Having to write about one distribution after another (and then include the scattered Windows content to cover) makes for an endless loop of installing/using, installing/using. On top of that it uses a lot of resources (especially CDs/DVDs). Recently, however, I have [...]

Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Linux, Operating Systems, 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