This is the steps I followed to set up the VM
sudo VBoxManage createvm --name Ubuntu_2004 --ostype Ubuntu_64 --register --basefolder /home/vbox
sudo VBoxManage showvminfo Ubuntu_2004
sudo VBoxManage modifyvm Ubuntu_2004 --memory 8192 --boot1 dvd --vrde on --vrdeport 5001 --vrdeaddress ""
sudo VBoxManage setproperty vrdeextpack "Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack"
sudo VBoxManage modifyvm Ubuntu_2004 --nic1 bridged --bridgeadapter1 enp3s0 --nic2 bridged --bridgeadapter2 enp5s0
sudo VBoxManage storagectl Ubuntu_2004 --name "Ubuntu_2004_SATA" --add sata
sudo VBoxManage createhd --filename /home/vbox/Ubuntu_2004/Ubuntu_2004.vdi --size 40960 --format VDI --variant Standard
sudo VBoxManage storageattach Ubuntu_2004 –-storagectl "Ubuntu_2004_SATA" –-port 1 –-type hdd –-medium /home/vbox/Ubuntu_2004/Ubuntu_2004.vdi
sudo VBoxManage storageattach Ubuntu_2004 --storagectl Ubuntu_2004_SATA --port 0 --type dvddrive --medium /home/iso/ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso
This is the output of showvminfo
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Name: Ubuntu_2004
Groups: /
Guest OS: Ubuntu (64-bit)
UUID: 6d07366c-0f9a-47fc-b7ef-ed273819eb5a
Config file: /home/vbox/Ubuntu_2004/Ubuntu_2004.vbox
Snapshot folder: /home/vbox/Ubuntu_2004/Snapshots
Log folder: /home/vbox/Ubuntu_2004/Logs
Hardware UUID: 6d07366c-0f9a-47fc-b7ef-ed273819eb5a
Memory size 8192MB
Page Fusion: disabled
VRAM size: 8MB
CPU exec cap: 100%
HPET: disabled
CPUProfile: host
Chipset: piix3
Firmware: BIOS
Number of CPUs: 1
PAE: enabled
Long Mode: enabled
Triple Fault Reset: disabled
APIC: enabled
X2APIC: enabled
Nested VT-x/AMD-V: disabled
CPUID Portability Level: 0
CPUID overrides: None
Boot menu mode: message and menu
Boot Device 1: DVD
Boot Device 2: DVD
Boot Device 3: HardDisk
Boot Device 4: Not Assigned
ACPI: enabled
IOAPIC: enabled
BIOS APIC mode: APIC
Time offset: 0ms
RTC: local time
Hardware Virtualization: enabled
Nested Paging: enabled
Large Pages: disabled
VT-x VPID: enabled
VT-x Unrestricted Exec.: enabled
Paravirt. Provider: Default
Effective Paravirt. Prov.: KVM
State: powered off (since 2020-07-01T03:27:23.000000000)
Graphics Controller: VBoxVGA
Monitor count: 1
3D Acceleration: disabled
2D Video Acceleration: disabled
Teleporter Enabled: disabled
Teleporter Port: 0
Teleporter Address:
Teleporter Password:
Tracing Enabled: disabled
Allow Tracing to Access VM: disabled
Tracing Configuration:
Autostart Enabled: disabled
Autostart Delay: 0
Default Frontend:
VM process priority: default
Storage Controller Name (0): Ubuntu_2004_SATA
Storage Controller Type (0): IntelAhci
Storage Controller Instance Number (0): 0
Storage Controller Max Port Count (0): 30
Storage Controller Port Count (0): 30
Storage Controller Bootable (0): on
Ubuntu_2004_SATA (0, 0): /home/iso/ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso (UUID: a2143267-0fee-439d-b1b9-5555ec3723e5)
Ubuntu_2004_SATA (1, 0): /home/vbox/Ubuntu_2004/Ubuntu_2004.vdi (UUID: d484700d-6336-4a62-a80f-3b201b66b85c)
NIC 1: MAC: 080027E59CE2, Attachment: Bridged Interface 'enp3s0', Cable connected: on, Trace: off (file: none), Type: 82540EM, Reported speed: 0 Mbps, Boot priority: 0, Promisc Policy: deny, Bandwidth group: none
NIC 2: MAC: 080027AFB3FA, Attachment: Bridged Interface 'enp5s0', Cable connected: on, Trace: off (file: none), Type: 82540EM, Reported speed: 0 Mbps, Boot priority: 0, Promisc Policy: deny, Bandwidth group: none
NIC 3: disabled
NIC 4: disabled
NIC 5: disabled
NIC 6: disabled
NIC 7: disabled
NIC 8: disabled
Pointing Device: PS/2 Mouse
Keyboard Device: PS/2 Keyboard
UART 1: disabled
UART 2: disabled
UART 3: disabled
UART 4: disabled
LPT 1: disabled
LPT 2: disabled
Audio: enabled (Driver: ALSA, Controller: AC97, Codec: STAC9700)
Audio playback: disabled
Audio capture: disabled
Clipboard Mode: disabled
Drag and drop Mode: disabled
VRDE: enabled (Address 0.0.0.0, Ports 5001, MultiConn: off, ReuseSingleConn: off, Authentication type: null)
Video redirection: disabled
VRDE property : TCP/Ports = "5001"
VRDE property : TCP/Address = <not set>
VRDE property : VideoChannel/Enabled = <not set>
VRDE property : VideoChannel/Quality = <not set>
VRDE property : VideoChannel/DownscaleProtection = <not set>
VRDE property : Client/DisableDisplay = <not set>
VRDE property : Client/DisableInput = <not set>
VRDE property : Client/DisableAudio = <not set>
VRDE property : Client/DisableUSB = <not set>
VRDE property : Client/DisableClipboard = <not set>
VRDE property : Client/DisableUpstreamAudio = <not set>
VRDE property : Client/DisableRDPDR = <not set>
VRDE property : H3DRedirect/Enabled = <not set>
VRDE property : Security/Method = <not set>
VRDE property : Security/ServerCertificate = <not set>
VRDE property : Security/ServerPrivateKey = <not set>
VRDE property : Security/CACertificate = <not set>
VRDE property : Audio/RateCorrectionMode = <not set>
VRDE property : Audio/LogPath = <not set>
OHCI USB: disabled
EHCI USB: disabled
xHCI USB: disabled
USB Device Filters:
<none>
Bandwidth groups: <none>
Shared folders:<none>
Capturing: not active
Capture audio: not active
Capture screens: 0
Capture file: /home/vbox/Ubuntu_2004/Ubuntu_2004.webm
Capture dimensions: 1024x768
Capture rate: 512kbps
Capture FPS: 25kbps
Capture options:
Guest:
Configured memory balloon size: 0MB
The VM starts and it launches the install from the ISO but then I get all sorts of error's and it will not install. The first error message I get is:
and then I see something about unable to start live cd see systemd(?) but then it clears very quickly and scrolls hundred of messages about snap.snap-store. Can someone please let me know if I am missing a step above? is there a better way to do this?
I am getting ready to attend a couple of classes and want to build VM's for Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE, CENTOS, and any other that I want to mess with.