VIRTUALBOX INTERFACE INSTALL
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To set a particular type of network for the guest's network adapter, go to the guest VM's settings then the network options and then select the adapter you wish to configure. You must then choose one of the following types of networking for the network interface on your guest machine.

What remains is to make those services available to the host machine or to other machines in the network. For more information on how networks are configured by default in FreedomBox, see Networks section. Inside the guest machine, the networking is configured automatically and all the services are made available on this network interface. This will make the first boot script automatically configure that interface as an internal network with automatic network configuration. įor a simple setup, it is recommended that you use a single network interface in your guest machine. For more information about how various networking types work in VirtualBox, see VirtualBox's networking documentation. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. VirtualBox provides many types of networking options. If you wish to build your own images instead of downloading available images, it can be done using Freedom Maker. You can log in to the Debian GNU/Linux system as the user created during FreedomBox first boot on the VirtualBox console or remotely via ssh.Īfter logging in, you can become root with the command sudo su. See the FreedomBox usage page for more details. This mainly consist of creating an administrative user for the system. If all is well, you are now presented with a welcome message and invited to complete the first boot process. Then access this IP from a web browser which is on the same network as the VM (for example, the host). In case freedombox.local cannot be resolved, you need to find out your FreedomBox's IP address as described in Finding out the IP address of the virtual machine. If everything went well so far, you should be able to access the web interface of FreedomBox by pointing a browser on the host machine to. The console of the VM will show the textual screen below when finished booting, from here most interaction with FreedomBox will be through the web interface in a browser. When satisfied with the VM settings click the start button in the VirtualBox UI and your new FreedomBox will boot. For example, if the virtual machine is running on a laptop connected to a Wi-Fi network, then the wireless interface (starts with wlp) must be chosen as shown in the screenshot. Note: It is important to make sure that you have provided the correct network interface in the above step. The recommended type is the Bridged adapter option, but be aware that this exposes the FreedomBox's services to your entire local network. When created, go to the virtual machine's Settings -> -> -> and choose the network type your want the machine to use according to the explanation in Network Configuration below. In the Hard disk dialog choose Use an existing virtual hard disk file and select the. The latest images are available on .ĭecompress the downloaded VDI image (tool for Windows, Mac).Ĭreate a new VM in the VirtualBox UI with OS type Linux and Version Debian (32/64-bit according to the downloaded image).

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VirtualBox itself is available from (or your distribution's package manager).įollow the instructions on the download page to download and verify a VirtualBox image.

VIRTUALBOX INTERFACE INSTALL

They contain a Debian GNU/Linux operating system and an installation of FreedomBox with all dependencies ready to run on any OS supported by VirtualBox (Windows, Linux, Macintosh, and Solaris).Ī more adventurous alternative to downloading one of these images is to install Debian on VirtualBox and then install FreedomBox on it. Prebuilt FreedomBox images for VirtualBox are routinely made available in VirtualBox's own VDI image file format. You don't want to disturb your Debian installation to try out FreedomBox.

You don't use Debian GNU/Linux as your operating system.

You don't own one of the supported hardware devices. While VirtualBox images are primarily used for testing and development, they can also be used for regular use if you have spare resources on one of your machines. This page will help you get started with using FreedomBox on a virtual machine using VirtualBox.

Virtualbox interface