virtualbox guest additions ubuntu 12.04 64 bit

Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Įnsure it is set to Enabled. Restart your laptop, go into BIOS Setup, then look for a setting which may be under 'Advanced BIOS Features' or 'Security'.

If it says 'this computer does not have hardware-assisted virtualization' then your laptop may be so old that it does not have this feature, or it could just be disabled in the BIOS. You can check whether hardware virtualization is enabled on your laptop by downloading and running the Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool VirtualBox doesn't require VT-x or AMD-V (except when running 64-bit guests), but it will work faster with it. Note: if you have Windows 8 and have enabled Hyper-V, you will need to disable Hyper-V before VirtualBox can work. Start VirtualBox using the icon on the desktop or in the start menu. Give it permission to install the device drivers. 2.2 For Windowsĭouble-click on the executable VirtualBox-x.x.x-xxxxx-Win.exe and follow the install wizard with default settings. The Host Key by default is the Left Cmd key. You can lock its icon onto the Dock to make it quicker to find in future. Open the Applications folder and double-click on VirtualBox. 2.1 For Mac OSXĭouble-click on the disk image file VirtualBox-x.x.x-xxxxx-OSX.dmgĭouble-click on VirtualBox.pkg and follow the installer. Once you have installed VirtualBox, move onto the section entitled 'Create a Virtual Machine'. Separate instructions follow for Mac OSX, Windows and Linux.

If your laptop has less than 1GB of RAM or less than 5GB of spare disk space, please check with the instructors if it will be suitable. The USB stick is preferred as it will be faster than the shared wireless. Please don't download large files directly from the Internet. Note: the files you will need (VirtualBox software and ISO images) will be provided either on a USB stick or on the workshop web server.

You will install VirtualBox on your laptop, create a VM, and install a guest operating system.

Virtualbox guest additions ubuntu 12.04 64 bit