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       <section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:id="sec-instaling-virtualbox-guest">

     

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         <title>Installing in a VirtualBox guest</title>

     

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         <para>

     

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           Installing NixOS into a VirtualBox guest is convenient for users who

     

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           want to try NixOS without installing it on bare metal. If you want

     

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           to use a pre-made VirtualBox appliance, it is available at

     

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           <link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixos/download.html">the

     

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           downloads page</link>. If you want to set up a VirtualBox guest

     

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           manually, follow these instructions:

     

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               Add a New Machine in VirtualBox with OS Type &quot;Linux / Other

     

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               Linux&quot;

     

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               Base Memory Size: 768 MB or higher.

     

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               Mount the CD-ROM with the NixOS ISO (by clicking on CD/DVD-ROM)

     

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           Enable booting:

     

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       boot.loader.grub.device = &quot;/dev/sda&quot;;

     

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           run, stopping your boot until you press <literal>*</literal>.

     

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           the VirtualBox settings (Machine / Settings / Shared Folders, then

     

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           click on the &quot;Add&quot; icon). Add the following to the

     

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           <literal>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</literal> to auto-mount them.

     

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           will not boot properly.

     

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         <programlisting language="bash">

     

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       { config, pkgs, ...} :

     

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       {

     

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         fileSystems.&quot;/virtualboxshare&quot; = {

     

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           device = &quot;nameofthesharedfolder&quot;;

     

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       # Installing in a VirtualBox guest {#sec-instaling-virtualbox-guest}

     

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       use a pre-made VirtualBox appliance, it is available at [the downloads

     

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       page](https://nixos.org/nixos/download.html). If you want to set up a

     

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       VirtualBox guest manually, follow these instructions:

     

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       1.  Add a New Machine in VirtualBox with OS Type \"Linux / Other Linux\"

     

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       1.  Base Memory Size: 768 MB or higher.

     

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       1.  New Hard Disk of 8 GB or higher.

     

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       1.  Mount the CD-ROM with the NixOS ISO (by clicking on CD/DVD-ROM)

     

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       1.  Click on Settings / System / Processor and enable PAE/NX

     

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           acceleration

     

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           Controller

     

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       Enable booting:

     

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       stopping your boot until you press `*`.

     

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       the \"Add\" icon). Add the following to the

     

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       `/etc/nixos/configuration.nix` to auto-mount them. If you do not add

     

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       `"nofail"`, the system will not boot properly.

     

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