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Eelco Dolstra
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nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-virtualbox-guest.xml
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<title>Installing in a VirtualBox guest</title>
<para>
Installing NixOS into a VirtualBox guest is convenient for users who want to try NixOS without installing it on bare metal. If you want to use a pre-made VirtualBox appliance, it is available at <link
xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixos/download.html">the downloads page</link>. If you want to set up a VirtualBox guest manually, follow these instructions:
Installing NixOS into a VirtualBox guest is convenient for users who want to
try NixOS without installing it on bare metal. If you want to use a pre-made
VirtualBox appliance, it is available at
<link
xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixos/download.html">the downloads
page</link>. If you want to set up a VirtualBox guest manually, follow these
instructions:
</para>
<orderedlist>
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</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Click on Settings / System / Acceleration and enable "VT-x/AMD-V" acceleration
Click on Settings / System / Acceleration and enable "VT-x/AMD-V"
acceleration
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Save the settings, start the virtual machine, and continue installation like normal
Save the settings, start the virtual machine, and continue installation
like normal
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
<para>
There are a few modifications you should make in configuration.nix. Enable booting:
There are a few modifications you should make in configuration.nix. Enable
booting:
</para>
<programlisting>
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</programlisting>
<para>
Also remove the fsck that runs at startup. It will always fail to run, stopping your boot until you press <literal>*</literal>.
Also remove the fsck that runs at startup. It will always fail to run,
stopping your boot until you press <literal>*</literal>.
</para>
<programlisting>
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</programlisting>
<para>
Shared folders can be given a name and a path in the host system in the VirtualBox settings (Machine / Settings / Shared Folders, then click on the "Add" icon). Add the following to the <literal>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</literal> to auto-mount them. If you do not add <literal>"nofail"</literal>, the system will no boot properly. The same goes for disabling <literal>rngd</literal> which is normally used to get randomness but this does not work in virtual machines.
Shared folders can be given a name and a path in the host system in the
VirtualBox settings (Machine / Settings / Shared Folders, then click on the
"Add" icon). Add the following to the
<literal>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</literal> to auto-mount them. If you do
not add <literal>"nofail"</literal>, the system will no boot properly. The
same goes for disabling <literal>rngd</literal> which is normally used to get
randomness but this does not work in virtual machines.
</para>
<programlisting>