VirtualBox Archlinux
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VirtualBox
Install VirtualBox OSE(Open Source Edition) with pacman
Search for the packages
$ pacman -Ss virtualbox community/virtualbox-additions 2.1.2-1 Guest additions for VirtualBox community/virtualbox-modules 2.1.2-1 Kernel modules for VirtualBox (vboxdrv) community/virtualbox-ose 2.1.2-1 Powerful x86 virtualization for enterprise as well as home use (Open Source Edition) community/virtualbox-ose-additions 2.0.4-1 Guest Additions for VirtualBox (Open Source Edition) community/virtualbox-ose-additions-modules 2.0.4-1 Kernel modules for VirtualBox Guest Additions
Installing packages
$ sudo pacman -S virtualbox-ose virtualbox-ose-additions-modules virtualbox-ose-additions
Loading module
Use:
$ sudo modprobe vboxdrv
to load the module into de kernel and add vboxdrv to "MODULES" into /etc/rc.conf so it will load automatically on your next boot.
Adding user to vboxusers group
REMEMBER to change USERNAME with your linux user
$ sudo gpasswd -a USERNAME vboxusers
Launch VirtualBox
WARNING!!:Case sensitive
$ VirtualBox
Extras
- Run "vbox_build_module" as root every time your kernel is upgraded, to compile the module for the new kernel version.
- Add your user to the vboxusers group: gpasswd -a USERNAME vboxusers.
- Add "vboxdrv" to the MODULES array in your "/etc/rc.conf".
- Add "vboxnetflt" to MODULES if you want Host Interface networking.
- Add the following line to "/etc/fstab" if you want the vboxusers to have permission to emulate USB devices: none /proc/bus/usb usbfs auto,busgid=108,busmode=0775,devgid=108,devmode=0664 0 0
Optional dependencies for virtualbox_bin
- qt: For VirtualBox GUI
- sdl: For VBoxSDL
