How To Fix VM Errors In VirtualBox
While running virtual machines (VMs) in VirtualBox for Windows, it may happen that an error message like ” Failed to open a session for the virtual machine” pops up, and the VMs won’t run.
There are a couple of ways to fix this. Let’s take a look at them.
Run as administrator:
The simplest way to fix this error is to run VirtualBox as an administrator. To do that, right-click...
How To Customize Keyboard Shortcuts In VirtualBox
The default keyboard shortcuts in VirtualBox can be changed as needed.
Here is how:
In Windows:
Open VirtualBox and select File > Preferences.
Click on Input. It will have two settings – one for the VirtualBox Manager and the other for Virtual Machine.
To change the default shortcuts for VirtualBox Manager, select that.
Double-click on the specific action for which the keyboard shortcut...
How To Record Virtual Machine Sessions When Using VirtualBox
It can be useful to record a virtual machine (VM) session when using VirtualBox right from the boot-up to shutdown.
So, there is a useful feature in VirtualBox to capture video recording for virtual machines and it is simple to set it up.
Here is how to do it in Windows and Linux:
In Windows:
Launch VirtualBox, then right-click on the VM to be recorded and choose Settings.
Next, go to the Display...
How To Download And Use Windows Virtual Machines In Linux
An earlier article described how to download and use any of the commonly used Linux distros in VirtualBox.
There is something similar for Windows too. Microsoft provides free test images/ Windows virtual machines that can be used with various virtualization tools like VirtualBox, Virtual PC, VMWare and so on. This is meant for developing and testing software for Windows environment.
All the commonly...
How To Download And Use Preconfigured Linux Distros In VirtualBox
Using virtual machines can be a great way to get familiar with various operating systems and also test stuff. Rather than trying to install a new OS from scratch every time after configuring the virtual machine, using already existing images can be a timesaver.
For pre configured Linux distros, VirtualBoxes is a useful resource to download various Linux flavors/open-source OSes.
These images are for...
How To Install Virtual Box In Manjaro Linux
When using Manjaro Linux, VirtualBox along with it’s extension pack can be installed for testing or development tasks.
Here is how :
A. Installing Virtual Box host modules :
First, check the kernel version of existing Manjaro distribution by typing :
uname -r
Next, VirtualBox host modules having compatibility with the current kernel should be installed (49 in this example).
Install them using...