Tutorials/Installation/Import a VirtualBox appliance

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This tutorial will show how to Import a VirtualBox Appliance

Here are some prebuilt VirtualBox Appliances that you can download and import.

This is a simple way to install various versions of sugar onto your PC or Mac

Note: VirtualBox is OS Agnostic and runs the same appliance in Windows; Linux; and Mac

• This example can be downloaded here: SoaS-v6 Pineapple Appliance

Importing

• Download the 2 files from one of the VirtualBox Appliances and click on the .ovf file and it will be imported into your VirtualBox.
• Or:
• Select Import Appliance from the top bar drop down menu of the VirtualBox Console.

• Import Appliance

Select the .ovf file

• Adjust Import Settings

You can edit these items.

• Click (Import)
• Agree to GPL license

If this was specified on setup of Export of this appliance

• Importing

• Now the imported appliance is loaded in VirtualBox

Click on settings

• Add USB

Settings/USB

• Note you have to have the VirtualBox Extension pack installed for USB2 to work.

• Adjust System settings

Settings/System

• hit (OK)

Click on ==> green arrow start

VirtualBox boots Sugar

• VirtualBox completes the boot and goes to :

Fedora FirstBoot (registration and user/password selection)

• Then goes to this screen:

gdm Login of User (in this case sugar)

• Congratulations you are now running Sugar v6 Pineapple