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You need not have to uninstall the old virtual machine.

#Ubuntu virtualbox image 16.04 install#

Q: Do I need to backup my files when I upgrade my VirtualBox to newer version.Ī: just install the latest version and you will have all your files in the new one. If you want to share the clipboard between your host and your virtual machine, check out the picture below.Īnswers to some frequently asked questions: ( Note that you can choose your customized folder to share, instead of using a system predefined folder such as Documents or Downloads.) If you see some tutorials tell you that you need to enter some command like “ sudo mount -t vboxsf sharing /mnt/share” to automatically mount the shared folder each time you start your Ubuntu VM, that is outdated instructions.įortunately, new VirtualBox version (4.x +) has a (GUI) Auto-mount option (see pics below) when you set your shared folder. One more note: Although Shared Folder setting in VM is very convenient, using VirtualBox shared folder directly for fastq data, annotation or output directory can significantly reduce the performance compared to a native (Ubuntu) system or VirtualBox native system, so my recommendation is only use the folder to transfer files between windows/mac and your Ubuntu VM.

sudo adduser brb vboxsf # Replace 'brb' with your account name on Ubuntu.

(After you restart, click the Files icon on the task bar, and you will see the shared folder you just set just now is automatically mounted there:)) The only difference is that on Ubuntu 16.04 VM, after you issued the following command on your terminal and restart the Ubuntu guest machine, you do not need to do anything as the tutorial said, the shared folder is automatically mounted each time you start you Ubuntu VM. I have tested Shared folders instructions (with pictures) in this tutorial on my Ubuntu 16.04 VM, and it works. Use lsmod from the command line, as it will tell you not only if it’s installed, but properly loaded: $ lsmod | grep vboxguest (Note: even though you may find Guest additions was installed, you will still need to install Guest additions for your newly installed VM, otherwise the Shared folders wont work for you.) You can use the following command to check whether Guest additions were installed on your Ubuntu virtual machine if you are not sure because you installed your Ubuntu VM a while ago. ( Note that Guest additions are required if you want to set Shared folder, so be sure to install Guest additions first). My notes: This one is very good (with snapshots), including Guest additions and Shared folders settings.

Install Ubuntu on Oracle VirtualBox with snapshots( pdf) (on Windows).

(See some notes I wrote below for some posts.) See below for some useful resources I collected.

There are already several very good tutorials about this along with snapshots, so I won’t create a tutorial for this.

Storage type: Select “Dynamically allocated” if you are not sure how large storage you actually will need.

You can set it as half of your RAM (e.g., if your RAM is 8 G, set it as 4 G or 5G for your virtual machine should be fine.)

Memory allocation for your virtual machine.

The two main things you need to pay attention to when you create a virtual machine: For example, as of now, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is the latest LTS version. Every two years, a Ubuntu LTS version is released, which will be supported for updates for five years.

#Ubuntu virtualbox image 16.04 download#

My suggestion is that (unless you are aware that you need to install a particular version), download and install the latest LTS (Long Term Support) version (see the picture below from Ubuntu wiki page). Notes about which version of Ubuntu to download and install:įor Ubuntu, it is not always a wise choice to pick the newest version.

Note: check the RAM and hard disk size of your machine before creating a virtual machine on it.

#Ubuntu virtualbox image 16.04 mac#

This post provides some notes and useful resources about installing Ubuntu 16.04 on Oracle VirtualBox that runs on your Mac or Windows.