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--- docs:tips_n_tricks:virtualbox.html [22.12.2010 03:13 CET] – created peter
+++ docs:tips_n_tricks:virtualbox.html [07.07.2012 15:46 CEST] (current) – peter
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 ====== Virtualbox ======
-===== Mac OX X Host =====
+===== Mac OS X Host =====
 Download virtualbox for personal use from [[http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.2.12/VirtualBox-3.2.12-68302-OSX.dmg|Virtualbox.org]]
 ==== Debian Etch/Lenny Guest ====
 (this is from memory - real package names and options may vary)\\
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   deb     http://www.backports.org/debian/  lenny-backports main contrib non-free
-make sure ''/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build'' points to your current kernel sources.\\
+and run ''apt-get update''.\\
-Run
+Next make sure ''/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build'' points to your current kernel sources and run:
   apt-get install virtualbox-ose-guest-utils
   apt-get install virtualbox-ose-guest-x11
-  <del>apt-get install virtualbox-ose-guest-modules-2.6</del>  (maybe not?)
+  # apt-get install virtualbox-ose-guest-modules-2.6 # (maybe not?)
   apt-get install virtualbox-ose-guest-dkms
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 You might want to automize the latter for future logins.
+===== Command Line =====
+==== Start a headless VM ====
+(saved and stopped machines)
+  VBoxHeadless --startvm <vmname> [-vrde on]
+====  Save/resume a VM ====
+  VBoxManage controlvm <vmname> pause|resume|reset|poweroff|savestate
+(to resome //saved// machines see above)
+==== Connect to headless machine by RDP ====
+assuming, you're using a german keyboard:
+  rdesktop -k de localhost
+(Provided the VM is running on your local machine and ''VBoxHeadless'' told you VRDE server is listening on port 3389)
+====== rc.vbox ======
+This is some very basic start-stop script suited more to support your memory then to be used as a init.d script ...
+  #!/bin/sh
+  vm="${2:-MyDefaultVM}"
+  case "$1" in
+  "start")       VBoxHeadless --startvm "$vm" -vrde on & ;;
+  "show"|"view") /opt/local/bin/rdesktop -k de localhost   ;;
+  "stop")        VBoxManage controlvm "$vm" savestate    ;;
+  *)             echo "Usage: ${0##*/} start|stop|show" >&1 ; exit 42 ;;
+  esac
+__Credits:__
+Information from [[http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14754|here]] and from my experience.