Installing 1st time, with Redhat Linux 6 and XP

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dawicki
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Installing 1st time, with Redhat Linux 6 and XP

Post by dawicki »

Hi, New to installing Virtualbox, I have 57232 MB on the laptop, I used 28114 MB for windows, left 28113 MB free, installed virtualbox - I think i took the default size, 8MB? I wasn't sure that was correct for sure, installed Redhat 6, partitioned with the "free space" set as a Virtual Machine - probably should have installed as a Basic Server, it came up only in text mode, I wanted the Gnome GUI... Any advice on this, I appreciate it. I'm studying for the RHCSA and need to set up the dual environment for preparing.
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Re: Installing 1st time, with Redhat Linux 6 and XP

Post by Sasquatch »

We don't particularly help with the installation of a Linux Guest. The installation clearly shows what to install and what not. If you didn't select a graphical environment to install during setup, you end up with a command line installation. Perhaps a 'yum install gnome-desktop' does the trick? Plenty of help on Google ;).
Read the Forum Posting Guide before opening a topic.
VirtualBox FAQ: Check this before asking questions.
Online User Manual: A must read if you want to know what we're talking about.
Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
Howto: Use Shared Folders on Linux Guest
See the Tutorials and FAQ section at the top of the Forum for more guides.
Try searching the forums first with Google and add the site filter for this forum.
E.g. install guest additions site:forums.virtualbox.org

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