What filesystem to use when using both Windows and Linux. Understanding and Configuring VirtualBox Virtual Hard Disks. From Virtuatopia Most operating systems require access to some form of storage space, typically in the form of a disk drive, to store operating system files, applications and user data.
The guest operating systems supported by VirtualBox are no exception to this rule. To meet this requirement, VirtualBox provides a number of virtual hard disk drive configuration options, each of which is the topic of this chapter. [edit] VirtualBox Virtual Hard Disk Controllers VirtualBox provides access to storage by presenting virtual hard disk controllers to virtual machines.
Serial ATA (SATA/AHCI) - The latest drive controller standard, SATA provides higher levels of storage access performance and, unlike the older IDE standard, does not impose limited restrictions on the number of devices that can be attached to a single disk controller. [edit] Virtual Disk Images and Types The most common method for providing disk storage to virtual machines is through the use of virtual disk image files.
Downloads. Here you will find links to VirtualBox binaries and its source code.
VirtualBox binaries ¶ By downloading, you agree to the terms and conditions of the respective license. If you're looking for the latest VirtualBox 6.0 packages, see VirtualBox 6.0 builds. Please also use version 6.0 if you need to run VMs with software virtualization, as this has been discontinued in 6.1. Version 6.0 will remain supported until July 2020. If you're looking for the latest VirtualBox 5.2 packages, see VirtualBox 5.2 builds. VirtualBox 6.1.22 platform packages ¶ The binaries are released under the terms of the GPL version 2. See the changelog for what has changed.
You might want to compare the checksums to verify the integrity of downloaded packages. SHA256 checksums, MD5 checksums Note: After upgrading VirtualBox it is recommended to upgrade the guest additions as well. VirtualBox 6.1.22 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack ¶ VirtualBox 6.1.22 Software Developer Kit (SDK) ¶ All platforms User Manual ¶ VM Virtualbox 4.0 extension packs (Wim Coekaerts Blog) Some people have asked what this new extension pack is in Oracle VM Virtualbox 4.0 and how it's different from 3.2 and earlier releases.
The extension pack is a restructuring of how Oracle VM VirtualBox is installed. Please take a look at and read up on what the product install looked like prior to 4.0, you'll see the following : There were 2 versions to download : - Oracle VM VirtualBox (open source edition) OSE - download of the source tarball with a GPL license + compile needed to run. - Oracle VM VirtualBox PUEL (personal use/eval license) - download of an installable binary with a number of additional non-gpl license drivers, usb2, sata, pxe boot for e1000, vrdp server etc., all built in to the install.
Customers could purchase an enterprise software license for the latter version. To make it easier to build and release additional drivers, they have been separated out and are now installed through an "extension pack" starting with Oracle VirtualBox version 4. Install VirtualBox additions in Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora. Install VirtualBox additions VirtualBox is a free open source virtualisation program that enables you to run an operating system within a window on the desktop.
It's very useful for testing different versions of Linux without having to actually install them on the computer. You can run Linux within Windows, Mac OS X, and even another Linux distro within a window on your Linux desktop. It was originally developed by Innotek GmbH, then Sun, and now Oracle. You can find Oracle VM VirtualBox at the corporate website. Assuming you've got VirtualBox and have installed Linux in it, you'll want to install the VirtualBox additions. Another thing the VirtualBox additions do is to enable you to resize the guest OS window. You can also access a shared folder on the host OS from within the guest OS and this is useful for passing files from one to the other. Installing the VirtualBox additions is easy with some Linux distros, but not all of them and you could run into problems.