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VirtualBox 3.1: Beginner's Guide

You're reading from   VirtualBox 3.1: Beginner's Guide Deploy and manage a cost-effective virtual environment using VirtualBox

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2010
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781847199140
Length 348 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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VirtualBox 3.1: Beginner's Guide
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
Preface
1. Getting to Work with VirtualBox FREE CHAPTER 2. Creating Your First Virtual Machine: Ubuntu Linux 3. Creating Your Second Virtual Machine: Windows 7 4. Installing Guest Additions and Advanced Settings 5. Storing Data in VirtualBox 6. Networking with Virtual Machines 7. Using Virtual Appliances 8. Managing your Virtual Machines from a Remote Computer Using Snapshots Pop Quiz Answers Index

Managing virtual machines from alternative front-ends


I know you're very happy with the way you've been working with VirtualBox and your virtual machines until now. Nevertheless, I need to show you the alternative frontends you can use instead of VirtualBox, the main GUI interface.

Specifically, the VirtualBox virtualization software includes four frontends you can use to manage your virtual machines:

  • VirtualBox: This is the main graphical interface you can use to interact with your virtual machines. There are some advanced features you can't use with this interface, but it's the ideal interface when you begin to delve into the virtualization world.

  • VBoxManage: This is the command-line interface; this means it has no fancy graphics to interact with. However, it's the most complete interface in VirtualBox, and it offers a very detailed control of all the features available. You can use it to setup remote virtual machines and to manage your virtual machines through scripts.

  • VBoxSDL: This...

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