Created Saturday 29 April 2017
Installation
# Core packages (the linux-[lts/zen]-headers should already be installed)
$ pacman -S virtualbox virtualbox-host-dkms net-tools virtualbox-guest-iso
# Extension Package from the AUR
# Provides USB, webcam etc functionality in VM
$ cower -d virtualbox-ext-oracle
$ cowup
Configuration
# Add your user to the vboxusers group
$ gpasswd --add stick vboxusers
Using
# How to install and configure your Virtual Machines
Installing Image
# Download the image you wish to make a VM off
# Open VirtualBox and click New
# Choose a Type and Version along with a relevant name.
# Allocate some memory - don't overdo it. Somewhere between 2-4GB, on my 8GB machine.
# Select Create a Virtual Hard Disk Drive
# Choose VHD for Windows products and VDI for everything else.
# Dynamically allocated space works fine
# Give it an initial size
# The "machine" is now set-up and you are able to install a image file on it
# Right click the VM and select Settings
# Go to Storage and select the Empty device in the sub-node
# Click the little Disc next to the Drop-down (SATA Port1) and select your image file to install
# Start the VM to start the installer. Voila.
Import OVA/OVF files
# Go to File > Import Appliance
# This will setup your pre-defined VM installation
Additional Settings
# Once a system has been installed, you can increase the performance for that VM
# Right click the VM and select Settings
# You can Enable Shared Clipboard in General > Advanced
# You can set Base-Memory in System - don't overdo, somewhere between 2-4GB on my 8GB machine
# In System > Processor you can add an additional core
# Enable 3D and 2D Acceleration in Display and crank that Video Memory to max (256MB)
# In Storage, select the VM name (sub-node) and check Solid State Drive
Guest Addition
# The guest addition allows for hardware acceleration, shared clipboard a.a.
# The package has been installed with the Core files (above)
# Once your system is installed, mount the Guest ISO at the USB device and install the additions from
# inside the system itself.
# The Guest ISO can be found at /usr/lib/virtualbox/additions/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
# Mount this in VirtualBox, either by Right-clicking a VM and select Settings > Storage and mounting it
# Or by mounting it through Devices at the top of a running VM.
# In Windows f.ex. you just open the File-Manager and double click the USB device (VirtualBox Guest)
# and let the auto-installer do the rest.
Fullscreen View (troubleshoot)
# The Fullscreen doesn't work with I3
# Right click your VM and select Settings > User Interface and deselect the Show in Full-screen/Seamless
# Toggle Fullscreen with Right Ctrl+F
Tips and Tricks
# A few goodies
Windows 10 Development Environment
# Need to work in Visual Studio according to my school..
# You can download a VM of the Windows Development Environment from the following link;
# https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/virtual-machines