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Pio2pio: /* Install */

2025-08-22T09:15:38Z

Install

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	sudo apt install virtualbox-7.2		sudo apt install virtualbox-7.2

			# Install extension pack
			## Open VirtualBox Manager, Go to File > Preferences > Extensions > Add ...

	# Before 2025		# Before 2025

Pio2pio: /* Install */

2025-08-22T08:28:10Z

Install

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	= Install =		= Install =
	<source lang=bash>		<source lang=bash>
			# 2025 onwards Ubuntu 24.04.3
			wget -O- https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc \| sudo gpg --yes --output /usr/share/keyrings/oracle-virtualbox-2016.gpg --dearmor
			echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/oracle-virtualbox-2016.gpg] https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian noble contrib" \| sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list
			sudo apt install virtualbox-7.2


			# Before 2025
	echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -cs) contrib" \| sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list		echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -cs) contrib" \| sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
	wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- \| sudo apt-key add -		wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- \| sudo apt-key add -
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	sudo apt-mark unhold virtualbox-6.1		sudo apt-mark unhold virtualbox-6.1
	</source>		</source>

	= Resize disks in VirtualBox with Snapshots =		= Resize disks in VirtualBox with Snapshots =
	It is quite straightforward to resize a disk in VirtualBox as stated here and there. It becomes tricky though if the virtual machine,aka VM, has snapshots attached. The virtual disk thus is persisted across multiple VHD files, and the old trick will generally take not effect. This is also a [https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/9103 known bug] hanging there for more than three years.		It is quite straightforward to resize a disk in VirtualBox as stated here and there. It becomes tricky though if the virtual machine,aka VM, has snapshots attached. The virtual disk thus is persisted across multiple VHD files, and the old trick will generally take not effect. This is also a [https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/9103 known bug] hanging there for more than three years.

Pio2pio: /* Resize disks in VirtualBox with Snapshots */

2021-10-30T22:36:16Z

Resize disks in VirtualBox with Snapshots

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 = Resize disks in VirtualBox with Snapshots =
 It is quite straightforward to resize a disk in VirtualBox as stated here and there. It becomes tricky though if the virtual machine,aka VM, has snapshots attached. The virtual disk thus is persisted across multiple VHD files, and the old trick will generally take not effect. This is also a [https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/9103 known bug] hanging there for more than three years.
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 </source>
 Startup the VM, and you will see the unallocated space in the Disk Management utility.
 = Resize .vmdk disk on Linux =
 Convert .vmdk format to .vdi and then resize. You can change format back after the resizing.

Pio2pio: /* Installing Virtualbox guest additions */

2018-10-15T21:35:53Z

Installing Virtualbox guest additions

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	sudo apt-get install dkms		sudo apt-get install dkms
	</source>		</source>


			Additional packages if ''dkms'' was not enough
			<source lang="bash">
			sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential dkms #if above not work
			sudo apt-get install perl make gcc #was required for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
			</source>


	In the "Devices" menu in the virtual machine's menu bar, VirtualBox has a handy menu item named "Insert Guest Additions CD image", which mounts the Guest Additions ISO file inside your virtual machine. Then change directory to your CD-ROM and issue following command:		In the "Devices" menu in the virtual machine's menu bar, VirtualBox has a handy menu item named "Insert Guest Additions CD image", which mounts the Guest Additions ISO file inside your virtual machine. Then change directory to your CD-ROM and issue following command:
	<source lang="bash">		<source lang="bash">
	sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run		sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
	</source>		</source>

	= Generalize Windows =		= Generalize Windows =
	If you wish to re use your Windows VM image it needs to be generalized:		If you wish to re use your Windows VM image it needs to be generalized:

Pio2pio: /* Generalize Windows */

2018-09-22T21:39:37Z

Generalize Windows

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	</source>		</source>

			= Installing Virtualbox guest additions =
			Be sure to install DKMS(Dynamic Kernel Module System) before installing the Linux Guest Additions
			<source lang="bash">
			sudo apt-get install dkms
			</source>
			In the "Devices" menu in the virtual machine's menu bar, VirtualBox has a handy menu item named "Insert Guest Additions CD image", which mounts the Guest Additions ISO file inside your virtual machine. Then change directory to your CD-ROM and issue following command:
			<source lang="bash">
			sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
			</source>
	= Generalize Windows =		= Generalize Windows =
	If you wish to re use your Windows VM image it needs to be generalized:		If you wish to re use your Windows VM image it needs to be generalized:

Pio2pio: /* Resize .vmdk disk on Linux */

2018-09-22T21:35:48Z

Resize .vmdk disk on Linux

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	Convert .vmdk format to .vdi and then resize. You can change format back after the resizing.		Convert .vmdk format to .vdi and then resize. You can change format back after the resizing.
	<source lang="bash">		<source lang="bash">
	VBoxManage clonehd "ubuntu-xenial-16.04-cloudimg.vmdk" "ubuntu-xenial-16.04-cloudimg.vdi" --format vdi # .vmdk -> .vdi		VBoxManage clonehd "ubuntu-xenial-16.04-cloudimg.vmdk" "ubuntu-xenial-16.04-cloudimg.vdi" --format vdi #.vmdk -> .vdi
	VBoxManage clonehd "ubuntu-xenial-16.04-cloudimg.vdi" "ubuntu-xenial-16.04-cloudimg.vmdk" --format vmdk #.vdi -> .vmdk		VBoxManage clonehd "ubuntu-xenial-16.04-cloudimg.vdi" "ubuntu-xenial-16.04-cloudimg.vmdk" --format vmdk #.vdi -> .vmdk
	</source>		</source>

	= Resize .vdi disk on Windows =		= Resize .vdi disk on Windows =
	<source>		<source>

Pio2pio: /* Resize .vdi disk on Windows */

2018-09-22T21:35:04Z

Resize .vdi disk on Windows

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	</source>		</source>
	= Resize .vdi disk on Windows =		= Resize .vdi disk on Windows =
	cd "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox"		<source>
	VBoxManage.exe modifyhd "C:\Users\piotr\VirtualBox VMs\vm-ubuntu64\vm-ubuntu64.vdi" --resize 20480		cd "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox"
			VBoxManage.exe modifyhd "C:\Users\piotr\VirtualBox VMs\vm-ubuntu64\vm-ubuntu64.vdi" --resize 20480
			</source>
			Note it also can resize VHD (Hyper-V) file formats.

	~~Note it also can resize VHD (Hyper-V) file formats.~~
	= Vagrant note =		= Vagrant note =
	* OS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS		* OS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Pio2pio: /* Vagrant note */

2018-09-22T21:34:13Z

Vagrant note

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	# Converted .vmdk into .vdi		# Converted .vmdk into .vdi
	# Attached "ubuntu-xenial-16.04-cloudimg.vdi" making sure that		# Attached "ubuntu-xenial-16.04-cloudimg.vdi" making sure that
	* Controller: SCSI Controller		#* Controller: SCSI Controller
	* Hard disk is attached to: SCSI Port 0, otherwise may throw error "no bootable medium found"		#* Hard disk is attached to: SCSI Port 0, otherwise may throw error "no bootable medium found"

	= Shrink unused space on virtual drive =		= Shrink unused space on virtual drive =

Pio2pio: /* Generalize Windows */

2018-09-22T21:33:02Z

Generalize Windows

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	= Generalize Windows =		= Generalize Windows =
	If you wish to re use your Windows VM image it needs to be generalized:		If you wish to re use your Windows VM image it needs to be generalized:
	C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep		<source>
	sysprep.exe /oobe /generalize /shutdown /mode:vm		C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep
			sysprep.exe /oobe /generalize /shutdown /mode:vm
			</source>

Pio2pio: /* Shrink unused space on virtual drive */

2018-09-22T21:31:58Z

Shrink unused space on virtual drive

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	Once you have cloned the vdi you can then import it into the VM through VirtualBox and get rid of the original vdi.		Once you have cloned the vdi you can then import it into the VM through VirtualBox and get rid of the original vdi.


	With VMware you can shrink the vmdk disk by doing the following:		With VMware you can shrink the vmdk disk by doing the following: