VirtualBox 3.1: Beginner's Guide -- VirtualBox 3.1: Beginner's Guide -- Credits -- About the Reviewer -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Getting to Work with VirtualBox -- Running multiple virtual machines -- Installing VirtualBox on Windows -- Time for action-downloading and installing VirtualBox on Windows -- What just happened -- Have a go hero-experiment with VirtualBox on Windows -- Installing VirtualBox on Linux
Time for action-downloading and Installing VirtualBox on LinuxWhat just happened -- Have a go hero-experimenting with VirtualBox on Linux -- Testing VirtualBox -- Time for action-creating and testing a Damn Small Linux virtual machine -- What just happened -- Have a go hero-creating more virtual machines -- Pop quiz-doing the thing -- Summary -- 2. Creating Your First Virtual Machine: Ubuntu Linux -- Getting started -- Downloading the Ubuntu Linux Live CD -- Time for action-downloading the Ubuntu Desktop Live CD -- What just happened -- Have a go hero-doing more with the thing -- Creating your Ubuntu Linux VM
Time for action-creating a virtual machineWhat just happened -- Have a go hero-experimenting with memory and hard disk storage types -- Pop quiz-creating virtual machines -- Configuring basic settings for your Ubuntu Linux VM -- Time for action-basic configuration for your VM -- What just happened -- Pop quiz-configuring basic settings on your VMs -- Installing Ubuntu Linux on your VM -- Time for action-installing Ubuntu Desktop on your VM -- What just happened -- Pop quiz-using the auto capture and host key features -- Running your Ubuntu Linux VM -- Time for action-running Ubuntu Linux -- What just happened
Web browsing with Mozilla FirefoxTime for action-web browsing in your Ubuntu VM -- What just happened -- Using OpenOffice.org in your virtual machine -- Time for action-using OpenOffice.org -- What just happened -- Have a go hero-trying out Ubuntu One: your personal cloud -- Have a go hero-sharing information between your VM and your host PC -- Have a go hero-instant messaging from your virtual machine -- Pop quiz-running your Ubuntu Linux VM -- Shutting down your virtual machine -- Time for action-shutting down your VM -- What just happened -- Pop quiz-your first VM
Have a go hero-experimenting with a KUbuntu virtual machineSummary -- 3. Creating Your Second Virtual Machine: Windows 7 -- Creating your Windows VM -- Time for action-creating a virtual machine -- What just happened -- Have a go hero-experimenting with memory and hard disk storage types -- Pop quiz-creating virtual machines -- Booting your Windows 7 installation disk -- Time for action-booting your Windows 7 installation disk through the First Run Wizard -- What just happened -- Have a go hero-using the First Run Wizard with other operating systems -- Installing Windows 7 on your VM
Time for action installing Windows XP on your VM
Summary
Deploy and manage a cost-effective virtual environment using VirtualBox
