which linux can be installed on virtualbox
 

Hi m using virtal box as my vm. I tried to install linux but this does not install my live cd. Instead it directly runs. So my created programs get wiped out if i remove live cd from the iso source.

Please tell me which linux can be installed installed on virtual box.

My intention to have a linux installed in a vm in parallel to host windows.

Rgds
Shravan

I have Ubuntu 12.04 running in virtualbox inside Ubuntu 12.04.

But it should not matter. Which distro did you try? There is at least one (possibly a few) where a liveCD is exactly that and you need another version for installation.

The only restriction is that you can't install a 64bit distribution in a 32bit vbox-installation (the same as with installation on real hardware). And of course the host must have enough RAM to get both, host and guest running.

BTW: you don't need a LiveCD, you can mount the image in vbox and install from there.

Markus

This is only true as long as your CPU does not support hardware virtualization.

Not all LIVE CD's have a way to install to a vm's virtual hard drive (or in the case of real computer, real hard drive.) On the majority of live cd's there is a way to run an installer to install the iso to a virtual hard drive.

If we knew what live cd you are trying we might make a better guess.

thanks all,

I tried to install backtrack 5 (BT5R2-GNOME-32.iso) on my virtual box 4.2.4.

let me know if this BT is compatible to install.

as every time i mark the path of iso. the bt5 runs directly.


rgds
shravee

I'm not sure that I am understanding but, if you mean it boots the way a Live CD would that is expected behavior. You boot it then you click on the install icon when you get to the Desktop. You could take a look at the youtube video below which goes through the whole process:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD7ChztIYzw

If that's not it, you need to be more specific about what is happening.

Any OS that can be installed to a hard drive can be installed to VirtualBox.

Once you install the distro from an *.iso, you have to shutdown the VM and disassociate the *.iso from the virtual CD drive, or you will continue to boot the CD *.iso.

In the settings for that VM, go to "Storage" and reset the CD Drive to empty.

thank you yancek and everybody


the video was helpful.

the important point that i observed is the command startx command which i need to enter once live cd boots.so that it gives me normal windows interface and an option to install as an icon.


rgds
shravee