3 Starting out with VirtualBox
much more space, a
For details about the differences, please refer to chapter 5.2, Disk image files (VDI, VMDK, VHD), page 77.
To prevent your physical hard disk from running full, VirtualBox limits the size of the image file. Still, it needs to be large enough to hold the contents of your operating system and the applications you want to install – for a modern Windows or Linux guest, you will probably need several gigabytes for any serious use:
After having selected or created your image file, again press “Next” to go to the next page.
4.After clicking on “Finish”, your new virtual machine will be created. You will then see it in the list on the left side of the main window, with the name you have entered.
3.3 Basics of virtual machine configuration
When you select a virtual machine from the list in the main VirtualBox window, you will see a summary of that machine’s settings on the right of the window, under the “Details” tab.
Clicking on the “Settings” button in the toolbar at the top of VirtualBox main window brings up a detailed window where you can configure many of the properties of the VM that is currently selected. But be careful: even though it is possible to change all
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