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[How to run PhotonOS 3+ on VirtualBox] #virtualbox #photonos

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How to run PhotonOS 3+ on VirtualBox

Steps

Create the VM

Download the latest OVA (I downloaded the one with UEFI support).
Extract the OVA and grab the VMDK file.
```
tar xf photon-*.ova
```
Create a new VM and configure it to use the extracted VMDK file from the previous step.
Boot up the VM.

Install Guest Additions

Log into the VM (username: root, password: changeme).
Set the proxy settings if needed (ie. edit /etc/sysconfig/proxy and reboot the VM).
Update the installed packages and install Guest Additions prerequisites.
```
tdnf update
tdnf install tar build-essential linux-devel -y
```

Mount the Guest Additions ISO image and run the installer.

mkdir /mnt/cdrom
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
cd /mnt/cdrom
./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

Disable vmtoolsd service.
```
systemctl disable vmtoolsd
```

Enable Guest Additions services:

systemctl enable vboxadd
systemctl enable vboxadd-service

Reboot the VM.

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