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VirtualBox is the exciting virtualization technology which lets you run multiple operating systems simultaneously on one computer. It's simple to use and allows you to avoid the hassles of partitioning and dual booting, or the quirks of compatibility layers like Wine. Now you can run a variety of operating systems (Linux, Windows, etc.) within you current Linux OS and seamlessly flip between them.

Brad Stone will give you a complete overview of VirtualBox and expose you to some of the advanced features. This presentation is targeted to beginners as well as current VirtualBox users.

Why would you want to use VirtualBox? Here are some real world examples:

1. You need to run Windows, but don't want to dual boot.
2. You want to try out the lastest distro, but don't want to run it off a slow CD or mess with your hard drive partitions.
3. You want to evaluate some new software in a “sandbox” to evaluate it before you install it on your *real* system.
4. You want to setup a test server on your desktop machine for the purposes of development and experimentation.
5. And the classic...you need to run several instances of an operating system on your server to minimize hardware expense.

Topics Include

• Introduction to virtualization
• System requirements
• Setting up a new virtual machine
• DVD/CD support
• Guest Additions
• Snapshots
• Shared Directories
• Graphics support

Advanced Topics

• Networking with VirtualBox
• USB filtering
• Raw disk support
• Advanced options (Processors, 64 vs 32 bit, EFI support)
• Command line virtual machine management with VBoxManage

Note: Handouts will be available to those who RSVP.

Date

March 7, 2010 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Links

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