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== Virtualization - Configure VirtualBox ==

Virtualization is one of the most powerful tools of modern computing. It allows you to emulate just about any other computing environment on your own hardware, among other things. In a nutshell, it allows you to run Windows where it belongs- in a Window. There are many virtualization tools out there. This guide focuses on one that is user-friendly and easy to set up, VirtualBox. VirtualBox was started by a German company that was purchased by Sun Microsystems, which has recently been purchased by Oracle. Let's hope using VirtualBox remains free. VirtualBox has both a source and binary distribution. The advantage of the binary distribution is USB support, so that is what this guide focuses on.

Before you begin, you'll need to add the directive
app-emulation/virtualbox-bin PUEL
to your ''/etc/portage/package.license'' in order to emerge the software. Once you are ready,
'''$''' sudo emerge -av virtualbox-bin virtualbox-modules
Once the emerge has completed, you'll need to add yourself or any other users wanting to run VirtualBox to the vboxusers group. Substitute your username in the place of ''username'' below.
'''$''' sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers ''username''
Before starting virtualbox, you'll need to initialize the virtualbox modules.
'''$''' sudo modprobe vboxdrv
'''$''' sudo modprobe vboxnetflt
'''$''' sudo modprobe vboxnetadp
To set these modules to automatically load when your system starts you'll need to add them to ''/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6''.
'''$''' sudo nano -w /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
Make sure the file contains the following directives:
vboxdrv
vboxnetflt
vboxnetadp
Also remember, whenever you update your kernel, you will also need to reinstall the ''app-emulation/virtualbox-modules'' package.

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   VBoxManage startvm ''VirtualMachine''
 You may want to dress up your launcher with a sexy icon. Here are a few sexy png images stolen from various locations throughout the web.
-[[File:Xp_logo.png‎]] [[File:Vista_logo.png‎]] [[File:Windows7_logo.png]] [[File:Apple_logo.png‎]]
+[[File:Xp_logo.png‎]] [[File:Vista_logo.png‎]] [[File:Windows7_logo.png]] [[File:Apple-Logo-icon.png‎]]

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 There are probably many guides out there explaining how to use VirtualBox and install a guest operating system such as WindowsXP or Windows7. However, once you have installed a guest O/S, it's not easily explained how to create a shortcut to it. To do so, simply right-click anywhere on your Desktop or Panel and choose "Create Launcher". Enter whatever you'd like for the name and comment, and use the directive below to command VirtualBox to start the VM. Simply substitute ''VirtualMachine'' with the name of your VM.
   VBoxManage startvm ''VirtualMachine''
-You may want to dress up your launcher with a sexy icon. Here are a few sexy icons stolen from various locations throughout the web.
+You may want to dress up your launcher with a sexy icon. Here are a few sexy png images stolen from various locations throughout the web.
 [[File:Xp_logo.png‎]] [[File:Vista_logo.png‎]] [[File:Windows7_logo.png]] [[File:Apple_logo.png‎]]

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	You may want to dress up your launcher with a sexy icon. Here are a few sexy icons stolen from various locations throughout the web.		You may want to dress up your launcher with a sexy icon. Here are a few sexy icons stolen from various locations throughout the web.
		+	[[File:Xp_logo.png‎]] [[File:Vista_logo.png‎]] [[File:Windows7_logo.png]] [[File:Apple_logo.png‎]]

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 to your ''/etc/portage/package.license'' in order to emerge the software. Once you are ready,
   '''$''' sudo emerge -av virtualbox-bin virtualbox-modules
-Once the emerge has completed, you'll need to add yourself or any other users wanting to run VirtualBox to the vboxusers group. Substitute your username in the place of ''username'' below.
+Once the emerge has completed, you'll need to add yourself or any other users wanting to run VirtualBox to the vboxusers group. Substitute your username in the place of ''username'' below. You'll need to log in an log out for this to take effect if you aren't familiar with the ''newgrp'' command.
   '''$''' sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers ''username''
 Before starting VirtualBox, you'll need to initialize the VirtualBox modules.

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   '''$''' sudo modprobe vboxnetflt
   '''$''' sudo modprobe vboxnetadp
-To set these modules to automatically load when your system starts you'll need to add them to ''/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6''.
+To set these modules to automatically load when your system starts you'll need to add them to ''/etc/conf.d/modules''.
-  '''$''' sudo nano -w /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
+  '''$''' sudo nano -w /etc/conf.d/modules
 Make sure the file contains the following directives:
   vboxdrv
   vboxnetflt
   vboxnetadp
 Also remember, whenever you update your kernel, you will also need to reinstall the ''app-emulation/virtualbox-modules'' package.