Can I start a VM as headless from /usr/bin/VirtualBox

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ToddAndMargo
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Can I start a VM as headless from /usr/bin/VirtualBox

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Hi All,

Currently I start my headless machines from the command line. Is there a way to start them (as headless) from the GUI (/usr/bin/VirtualBox)?

Many thanks,
-T
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Re: Can I start a VM as headless from /usr/bin/VirtualBox

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Not headless.
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Re: Can I start a VM as headless from /usr/bin/VirtualBox

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Perryg wrote:Not headless.
Rats!
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Re: Can I start a VM as headless from /usr/bin/VirtualBox

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If it is Linux you can use a launcher to start it and even put it in the session manager on Debian based distro to launch it at boot up. Or write a start up script.
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Re: Can I start a VM as headless from /usr/bin/VirtualBox

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Perryg wrote:If it is Linux you can use a launcher to start it and even put it in the session manager on Debian based distro to launch it at boot up. Or write a start up script.
I wrote my own "VM-Utils" to start them at rc3/5.d and stop them at rc0/6.d. Works really well. I was just looking for something easier when I was messing with (administering) them. I was hoping I was just missing some thing right under my nose.

-T
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