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Episode 82 - Virtualizing Your Desktop: Snapshots
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Recorded Live April 14, 2009.
  • GoodGuy's Virtualization Series - Lesson 4:  Advanced VirtualBox - Replicating our virtual machine and working with snapshots.  Creating custom launcher scripts to revolutionize our virtual machine usage.

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  • Viewer Testimonials. 
  • Viewer Question:  How do you install USB on your VirtualBox virtual machine?
  • Viewer Question:  How do you install VirtualBox Guest Additions into a Linux guest?
  • Viewer Comment:  Your web site is slow.
  • Viewer Comment:  You should focus on more hardware reviews.
  • Viewer Comment:  You should do a PBS fundraiser show.
  • Viewer Comment:  The site is indeed faster today.
  • Robbie's Favorites:  OpenOffice.org Templates Site
  • Downloading a Personal Budget spreadsheet for OpenOffice.
  • Viewer Comment:  I can't wait until Carrie gets back.  I love her questions.
  • Viewer Question:  I am having an issue with VirtualBox; I'm trying to install my Ubuntu 64-bit operating system as guest on my 64-bit CPU running Ubuntu x86.
  • Viewer Question:  How do I register my username for Freenode chat?
  • Utilizing nickserv to register a nickname on the Freenode network.
  • Viewer Question:  What made you switch to Linux?
  • Viewer Question:  Did you take classes to learn Linux?  Or did you do a lot of reading?
  • Viewer Comment:  My first version of Ubuntu was Dapper Drake.
  • Viewer Question:  I run Ubuntu 8.10 with Windows XP installed in a VirtualBox machine.  My computer has a built-in Vista recovery partition, as that's what was included with it.  Is there a way to use the recovery partition to install Vista in a virtual machine?
  • Viewer Comment:  Ubuntu will not connect to the Internet.
  • Viewer Question:  I have a computer with two hard drives.  How do I permanently mount the second drive in Ubuntu?
  • Finding the UUID of your hard drive's partition.
  • Adding your hard drive to your /etc/fstab file.
  • Creating a mountpoint in /mnt in Ubuntu Linux and setting its permissions.
  • Mounting hard drives from /etc/fstab without having to reboot.
  • Feature:  Virtualization Lesson 4 - replicating your virtual hard drive.
  • Upgrading your VirtualBox to the latest version even though it was installed from a .DEB package.
  • Activating USB on your VirtualBox virtual machine.
  • Understanding the basics of what a "snapshot" is in your virtual machine.
  • Taking your first snapshot of your Windows XP virtual machine in VirtualBox.
  • Viewer Question:  Is it possible to save your virtual machine on Ubuntu Intrepid and moving it over when you install Jaunty so you don't have to redo everything?
  • Viewer Question:  Is there a way to spin the cube of Compiz when you have your VirtualBox virtual machine in fullscreen?  I seem to have to exit fullscreen before it will spin.
  • Using your "host key" to release your cursor to Linux in VirtualBox.
  • Using VBoxManage to control your VirtualBox machine.
  • Making a copy of your VirtualBox virtual hard drive which contains your virtual machine.
  • Viewer Question:  I would like to set up an auto-response on my email address, but I'm afraid it will then get added to spammer lists.  What can I do?
  • Viewer Comment:  Your microphone is having issues.
  • Mid-show sound check.
  • Renaming your copied virtual hard drive and setting it up to be used as a base install of Windows XP so you never have to reinstall it again.
  • Navigating to your hidden VirtualBox HardDisks folder
  • Changing the UUID of your VirtualBox hard drive using: VBoxManage internalcommands setvdiuuid filename.vdi
  • Viewer Question:  What is the best way to backup the install partition on my new netbook?
  • Viewer Comment:  dd is a good tool.
  • Viewer Comment:  Try Abacus.
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