Tutorials/Installation/Import a VirtualBox appliance

This tutorial will show how to import an appliance into VirtualBox.

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

This is a simple way to run various versions of Sugar on your PC or Mac.

Note: VirtualBox is OS agnostic and runs the same appliance in Windows, GNU/Linux, and Mac operating systems. It must be installed on your system first.

• The appliance used in this example can be downloaded from here: Sugar on a Stick v6 Pineapple Appliance

Importing

• Download the 2 files from the link above and click on the .ovf file. It will be imported into your VirtualBox installation.

Or

• Select Import Appliance... from the File menu drop-down palette at the top of the VirtualBox console.

• Import Appliance...

Select the .ovf file

• Adjust Import Settings

You can edit these items.

• Click (Import).
• Agree to the 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

• Click the (OK) button.

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 on a Stick v6 Pineapple