Oracle VM VirtualBox® Chapter 1. First steps. Welcome to Oracle VM VirtualBox! VirtualBox is a cross-platform virtualization application. What does that mean? For one thing, it installs on your existing Intel or AMD-based computers, whether they are running Windows, Mac, Linux or Solaris operating systems. Secondly, it extends the capabilities of your existing computer so that it can run multiple operating systems (inside multiple virtual machines) at the same time.
So, for example, you can run Windows and Linux on your Mac, run Windows Server 2008 on your Linux server, run Linux on your Windows PC, and so on, all alongside your existing applications. You can install and run as many virtual machines as you like -- the only practical limits are disk space and memory. VirtualBox is deceptively simple yet also very powerful. The following screenshot shows you how VirtualBox, installed on a Mac computer, is running Windows 7 in a virtual machine window: 1.1. Running multiple operating systems simultaneously. Virtual machine (VM). 1.4. Downloads - VirtualBox. This VirtualBox Extension Pack Personal Use and Educational License governs your access to and use of the VirtualBox Extension Pack. It does not apply to the VirtualBox base package and/or its source code, which are licensed under version 3 of the GNU General Public License “GPL”).
See our FAQ for answers to common questions. VirtualBox Extension Pack Personal Use and Educational License (PUEL) License version 12, 22 July 2024 § 1 Subject of Agreement. This Agreement governs your use of the binary software package called “Oracle VirtualBox Extension Pack” (the “Product”), which contains a set of additional features for “Oracle VirtualBox” that enhance the operation of multiple virtual machines (“Guest Computers”) on a single physical computer (“Host Computer”). The Product consists of executable files in machine code, script files, data files, and all documentation and updates provided to You by Oracle. § 2 Grant of license.
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