VirtualBox 2.0: virtualize your operating systems
Has finally seen the light version 2.0 software virtualization Sun Virtual Box, major developments:
- Modularity.
- Virtual machine descriptions in XML.
- Integration with Windows and Linux as Guest OS, Leopard Native.
- Shared folders.
- Virtual USB Drivers
- Remote Desktop
- USB over RDP.
 | VirtualBox for Mac OS X. One virtual machine is running in seamless mode on Leopard. Note the Realtime preview of the virtual machine in the dock. |
 | VirtualBox for Mac OS X, currently in beta test. Two virtual machines are visible: one with Windows Vista, another with Gentoo Linux. |
 | Creating a new, empty VM for installing Windows Vista. |
 | The new VM in the VirtualBox main window. Note that an ISO file (check the Vista setup CD) has been mounted as the VM's CD-ROM drive. |
 | After starting the VM, it boots off the virtual CD-ROM (the ISO file with the Vista setup), and Vista Setup starts up. |
 | Vista is installing into the virtual hard drive. |
 | Vista install complete: the log-on screen. |
 | Compiling VirtualBox on Ubuntu Edgy Eft in VirtualBox on Windows XP. |
 | Details of a snapshot view performed after installation. We can revert the virtual machine to this snapshot at a later time. |
 | Damn Small Linux 2.0 works damn well in VirtualBox! |
 | The Virtual Disk Manager allows you to work with VM images. |
 | VirtualBox in Vista inside VirtualBox on XP? Perhaps some day ... |
 | A community-based effort is underway to port VirtualBox to OS / 2 hosts. This screenshot shows a first alpha version. |
