Howto: Install Virtualbox on Jaunty?

[Malik]

anyone have a link to something new? Seems like the how to's ive found on the forums are outdated and obselete. Thank You.

[Tibuda]

Open your software sources managers: System > Admin > Software sources.
Open the third party tab, and add this entry:
deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian jaunty non-free
It will ask you to update the software sources data. Do it. You'll probably get an error message about keys, with a strange key at the end. There's a way to add this key from GUI, but it's too much point-and-click to explain here. Better open a terminal and run:
wget -c http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/sun_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
Now you just have to install the virtualbox-3.0 package from synaptic or clicking here (apt:virtualbox-3.0) if you are using Firefox. You can also use the terminal to install this package:
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-3.0

Then you have to add your user to the vboxusers groups. You can do it in System > Admin > Users and groups, or in the terminal:
sudo adduser YOUR_USERNAME vboxusers

[Malik]

Open your software sources managers: System > Admin > Software sources.
Open the third party tab, and add this entry:
deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian jaunty non-free
It will ask you to update the software sources data. Do it. You'll probably get an error message about keys, with a strange key at the end. There's a way to add this key from GUI, but it's too much point-and-click to explain here. Better open a terminal and run:
wget -c http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/sun_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
Now you just have to install the virtualbox-3.0 package from synaptic or clicking here (apt:virtualbox-3.0) if you are using Firefox. You can also use the terminal to install this package:
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-3.0
thanks I did everything you've said to do but I cant find where to open the virtualbox. THe old one was in accessories.

[Hospadar]

before you
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-3.0

You need to
sudo apt-get update

Make sure the one you installed before (the Open Source Edition) is uninstalled.

[theozzlives]

It's always been in Applications > System Tools on my computer.

[scorp123]

thanks I did everything you've said to do but I cant find where to open the virtualbox. The icon won't be immediately visible ... some install quirk it seems. You have to logout and login again. Or you simply reboot ... overkill, but it will work too. You should then get a "VirtualBox" icon in the "System Tools".

[hyperdude111]

Why bother with terminal. Get it here http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads

[Tibuda]

thanks I did everything you've said to do but I cant find where to open the virtualbox. THe old one was in accessories.

I got it in system.

before you
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-3.0

You need to
sudo apt-get update

Make sure the one you installed before (the Open Source Edition) is uninstalled.
When you add a new entry in software sources, it asks you to "apt-get update" in GUI.

Why bother with terminal. Get it here http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
Adding a the virtualbox repository to the software sources, the update manager will prompt you about new versions.

[drs305]

thanks I did everything you've said to do but I cant find where to open the virtualbox. THe old one was in accessories.

Take a look in System Tools.

[moma]

Hello

Check also these notes.
http://www.futuredesktop.org/virtualization-solutions-ubuntu-9.04.html

[Tibuda]

Hey, you have also to add your user to the vboxusers groups. You can do it in System > Admin > Users and groups, or in the terminal:
sudo adduser YOUR_USERNAME vboxusers
I'll add it to my first reply.

[Shpongle]

thanks I did everything you've said to do but I cant find where to open the virtualbox. THe old one was in accessories..

its path is /usr/bin/VirtualBox but if you restart it should appear in system tools

[Malik]

Take a look in System Tools.
thanks found it but when I opened it. and started it, it said no bootable media was found and my mouse did not work :(.

[Ra-Hoor-Khuit]

Download the latest PUEL version of Virtual Box from their website and then to install it see this tutorial:

http://n00buntu.blogspot.com/2007/11/howto-ubuntu-compiz-virtualbox-part-1.html

[Malik]

looks like im in way over my head.

[Malik]

this is damn near impossible not even worth the trouble lmao

[TalkHero]

I've done a bit of reading on this as i am new to Ubuntu. I was going to do a duel boot but thought i may as well see what it is like in a VM first.

First off, if you want anything in the Virtual Box to read files from a USB drive (i have a netbook and so will be installing W7 from a USB drive) you need to get the non Open Source one. It can be found here:

http://dlc.sun.com/virtualbox/vboxdownload.html#linux

Once it has been installed follow these instructions to get the USB drives working:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox/USB

Then you need to set up the virtual machine, and you should be able to find plenty of help out there on how to do that with a simple google search.

What OS are you wanting to put in the Virtual Box?

[Malik]

I've done a bit of reading on this as i am new to Ubuntu. I was going to do a duel boot but thought i may as well see what it is like in a VM first.

First off, if you want anything in the Virtual Box to read files from a USB drive (i have a netbook and so will be installing W7 from a USB drive) you need to get the non Open Source one. It can be found here:

http://dlc.sun.com/virtualbox/vboxdownload.html#linux

Once it has been installed follow these instructions to get the USB drives working:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox/USB

Then you need to set up the virtual machine, and you should be able to find plenty of help out there on how to do that with a simple google search.

What OS are you wanting to put in the Virtual Box?
I wanted to put XP, I got a tinyxp iso. The USB instructions still did not work ugh! :(

[Malik]

I wanted to put XP, I got a tinyxp iso. The USB instructions still did not work ugh! :(
now it says the ntldr is missing when i boot up virtual machine.

[tacantara]

Did you install the 3.0 version, or did you get the recently updated 3.0.2? I downloaded 3.0.2 last night and it gave me all sorts of trouble, so I reverted to 3.0.

If you can't get the program open, you will be able to tell the version by the file name on the package (if you downloaded the .deb package from the website).

[Malik]

Did you install the 3.0 version, or did you get the recently updated 3.0.2? I downloaded 3.0.2 last night and it gave me all sorts of trouble, so I reverted to 3.0.

If you can't get the program open, you will be able to tell the version by the file name on the package (if you downloaded the .deb package from the website).
oh snap it is 3.0.2

how do I uninstall that?

[tacantara]

To uninstall VB, open up a terminal and use the command:

sudo apt-get remove virtualbox-3.0

That should take care of the removal. Next, download the .deb package for VirtualBox 3.0 from the VirtualBox website and install that on your computer.

I don't know if anyone has filed a bug report on 3.0.2 yet, or if the great folks at Sun are working on the problem (if a problem actually exists - the problems could be caused by any number of things).

Good luck with the installation process. Generally, VB is easy to install and set up. Once you have it installed, you'll find it to be worth the effort. I've been using VB for as long as I've been an Ubuntu user, and it serves its purpose very well.

[scorp123]

I was under the impression that the version on the web site and in the repos is the very same one??

Version on their web site:
http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.0.2/virtualbox-3.0_3.0.2-49928_Ubuntu_jaunty_i386.deb

==> according to the file name that's version 3.0.2 build 49928 we're looking at.

And in the repos:

> dpkg -l virtualbox-3.0
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-=================================-=================================-================================================== ================================
ii virtualbox-3.0 3.0.2-49928_Ubuntu_jaunty Sun VirtualBox

==> The version string "3.0.2-49928_Ubuntu_jaunty" indicates that this is the same version as on the VirtualBox web site.


So why is OP supposed to remove the version he installed from the repo and then install the version from the web site? It's both the same software ....

[TalkHero]

oh snap it is 3.0.2

how do I uninstall that?


No need. I got Windows 7 installed on my Acer Aspire One in Virtual box with no problems at all last night.

USB, sound and network all work, and i even got the res down to 1024*600.

[scorp123]

now it says the ntldr is missing when i boot up virtual machine. Sounds like a broken virtual machine. Installing and re-installing VirtualBox will hardly change anything about that.

[Malik]

Sounds like a broken virtual machine. Installing and re-installing VirtualBox will hardly change anything about that.
was this a joke? lol

[Michaelg14]

Not a joke. VB keeps its virtual machines in a seperate place from the actual software. Reinstalling the software would have no effect on the VMs.

I suggest that you burn your xp.iso onto a CD and have that in the reader when you start Virtualbox. It has to install an operating system just like any other computer.

[tacantara]

I was under the impression that the version on the web site and in the repos is the very same one??

Version on their web site:
http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.0.2/virtualbox-3.0_3.0.2-49928_Ubuntu_jaunty_i386.deb

==> according to the file name that's version 3.0.2 build 49928 we're looking at.

And in the repos:

> dpkg -l virtualbox-3.0
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-=================================-=================================-================================================== ================================
ii virtualbox-3.0 3.0.2-49928_Ubuntu_jaunty Sun VirtualBox==> The version string "3.0.2-49928_Ubuntu_jaunty" indicates that this is the same version as on the VirtualBox web site.


So why is OP supposed to remove the version he installed from the repo and then install the version from the web site? It's both the same software ....

I merely suggested that the OP might consider reverting to 3.0 to get VB working again. I had problems with 3.0.2 myself. The OP confirmed that he'd installed 3.0.2. Version 3.0 is still available on the website. I know this because that's where I downloaded it from when I had to revert. There is a link on the downloads page that will allow you to access previous versions of VB.

[ysNoi]

Thanks for this thread...! Awesome...! :popcorn:

[ramnarayan]

Then you have to add your user to the vboxusers groups. You can do it in System > Admin > Users and groups, or in the terminal:
sudo adduser YOUR_USERNAME vboxusers

I don't understand this - is this to be done on the host system or the guest system ??

Pt. of ref. I just installed virtualbox on my Jaunty System and i cannot get USb devices to work - they appear greyed out and i am quite sure that the closed source edition is installed and am wondering if this is because the guest system does not have the right permissions.

would appreciate the help

thanks
ram

[RED Lemming]

Okay I had a slightly older version of Virtual Box when I read your post, so I thought I'd have a play, and this is what I did....ish:



Firstly go to: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads



Have a look at what it says there, if your new it may not mean much, but look and see if anything makes sense. (and before anyone comments, yes I know this is a bit of a mash-up of GUI and terminal and it would be easier if it was all done in the terminal, but why not use the GUI if its been made....?)



Copy the appropriate lines eg: deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian jaunty non-free



Go to System>Administration>Software Sources.



In the Software Sources box go to the Third Party Software Tab.



Click the Add button.



Paste the line you copied eg: deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian jaunty non-free(make sure there isn't a funny character at the end, the last character should be the "e" from "free").



Click okay. Check the new source is in the list.



Close Software Sources, let it refresh/check when it prompts (it should prompt).



Back on the web page where it is written: The Sun public key for apt-secure can be downloaded here. You can add this key with Right click on the "here" link and save as. Leave the title default, save it to your home folder.



Go to Applications>Accessories>Terminal



Type in the line as it says on the website:sudo apt-key add sun_vbox.asc

There are some choices to make while you install this and the chances are it'll make any VM you have in existence go wrong (or even more wrong if they are already wrong), so be warned. Any old virtual machines may still be accessible using an old snapshot, but if you have a damaged .dll (especially if it is hal.dll or something like that...) it would be best to start afresh.



In the terminal type: apt-get install virtualbox-3.0(you may have to add sudo to the front of that if it asks for you to be root).



Twiddle your fingers....



Eventually it should all be nice and installed :-)


To make a new virtual machine start up VirtualBox (it should be under Applications>System Tools), Click new. A wizard should guide you through the process....
I have checked my VM all have the ability to link to my USB devices.

Was that any use? If I got a little side tracked then apologies :-)