What is SDL?

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Adam_Ullrich56
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What is SDL?

Post by Adam_Ullrich56 »

https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08. ... d-overview

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  startvm                   <uuid|vmname>...
                            [--type gui|sdl|headless|separate]
                            [-E|--putenv <NAME>[=<VALUE>]]
I have been searching in Google for the term "What is SDL in virtualbox" but couldn't find anything useful, and the linked VirtualBox documentation only mentions it in the commands overview (Not even in the 8.12 chapter in the startvm section). What is it? Where can I find more information about it and how to use it?
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Re: What is SDL?

Post by fth0 »

Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) is a lightweight alternative to QT. On a Linux host, you can use VBoxSDL --startvm "VM name" to start a VM within a GUI window that for example has no menu.
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