Sunday, December 4, 2011

Oracle Ent. Linux on Virtual Box


Steps
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1. Get the disk image(iso ) from https://edelivery.oracle.com/linux
2. Set up a new virtual machine in the virutal box , boot using the iso image
3. Start the VM, and follow the installation steps

OEL is ready

Guest additions

The oel is not good to go due to lack of important features (ex)sharing folders between guest/host os, screen resolution, mouse movement between guest/host os

So we need to install the guest additions, the iso/disk images comes along the virtual box installation .
configure connections to oracle repository ref: http://public-yum.oracle.com/(follow the instruction for your OS version)
install following packages
yum install gcc
yum install kernel-devel
yum install kernel-uek-devel

from the mount CD run ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

then you have the full functional linux

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