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VBoxHeadless - Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 3.1 On A Headless Ubuntu 9.10 Server This guide explains how you can run virtual machines with Sun VirtualBox 3.1 on a headless Ubuntu 9.10 server. Normally you use the VirtualBox GUI to manage your virtual machines, but a server does not have a desktop environment. Fortunately, VirtualBox comes with a tool called VBoxHeadless that allows you to connect to the virtual machines over a remote desktop connection, so there's no need for the VirtualBox GUI.

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By: amldc

I can't install virtualbox 3.1 with karmic repository but it's fine with jauny one (on Ubuntu 9.10 64bit):

deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian jaunty non-free

By: Anonymous


I recommend a little bit change, from the line:

"...In addition to that copy the examplevm.vdi file from the old VDI directory to the new one (e.g. /home/administrator/.VirtualBox/VDI/examplevm.vdi)..."

To something like:

"You can copy the virtual hard disk (.vdi file) by using: VBoxManage clonevdi [source] [dest]"

As explained in:

+ http://sendderek.wordpress.com/2007/11/18/how-to-properly-backup-a-virtualbox-machine-vdi/
+ http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-553326.html

Just for less headache for you :)