installing a guest os without X

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mahmood
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Primary OS: Ubuntu 8.04
VBox Version: OSE Debian
Guest OSses: windows

installing a guest os without X

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Is it possible to install a linux guest on a linux host without any GUI (on a system which has not X)? Does virtualbox support command line installation or any text based wizard?
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stefan.becker
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Re: installing a guest os without X

Post by stefan.becker »

Why this way? Install it on a real machine in vbox and copy the vdi later to the target machine. much easier as your solution.
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mahmood
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Joined: 26. May 2010, 09:24
Primary OS: Ubuntu 8.04
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Guest OSses: windows

Re: installing a guest os without X

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yes thank you :) :idea:
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Sasquatch
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Primary OS: Debian other
VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
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Re: installing a guest os without X

Post by Sasquatch »

Or just enable VRDP after you installed the ExtPack so you can use RDP to remote control the VM, and thus install it remotely.
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