dev/0.virtualbox.md

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# VirtualBox
(https://www.virtualbox.org)
## Installation
```sh
apt install virtualbox virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-ext-pack virtualbox-guest-additions-iso virtualbox-qt
```
## Status
```sh
VBoxManage list vms
VBoxManage list runningvms
```
## Start vms
```sh
VBoxManage startvm "Rocky Linux" --type=headless
```
## Stop vm
```sh
VBoxManage controlvm SlackDB poweroff soft
```
## Shrink disk
```sh
# on host
dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/tmp/bigemptyfile bs=4096k ; rm /var/tmp/bigemptyfile
shutdown
# on server
VBoxManage modifymedium --compact /path/to/thedisk.vdi
```
## Extend disk
```sh
VBoxManage modifyhd slack.vdi --resize 102400 # MB
# 16 GB = 16384 MB
# 32 GB = 32768 MB
# 48 GB = 49152 MB
# 64 GB = 65536 MB
# 80 GB = 81920 MB
# 100 GB = 102400 MB
```
## Export / Import
```sh
VBoxManage export SlackDB --output SlackDB.ova # export
VBoxManage import SlackDB.ova # import
```
## Convert to KVM
```sh
VBoxManage clonehd --format RAW <vdisk-name>.vdi <vdisk-name>.img
qemu-img convert -f raw <vdisk-name>.img -O qcow2 <vdisk-name>.qcow2
```
## Bash alias
```sh
alias vm='VBoxManage list vms && echo -e '\n' && VBoxManage list runningvms'
alias vmstart='VBoxManage startvm "Rocky Linux" --type=headless'
alias vmstop='VBoxManage controlvm "Rocky Linux" poweroff soft'
```
`source ~/.bashrc`