Virtual Box is a truly useful tool, It enables us in several cases to test systems before installing them on our PC.. In this way we can rule out possible errors, viruses or bugs that the ISO image in question may contain. Thus, it is necessary to know it well so as not to make mistakes when using it.
One of the ways we have to promote the use of VirtualBox is through its remote control tool RemoteBox. This will allow us to do the work much faster and more efficiently without always having to be on our PC.. This is really useful for cases in which we cannot always be seated in front of the PC, but we can't stop using them.
Obtain control using VirtualBox correctly using RemoteBox You must follow a series of steps, here we will tell you which ones, starting by:
What is VirtualBox? – Why use VirtualBox
In computing, a virtual machine is established as a software that manages to simulate computer systems, run programs like a real computer, a perfect duplicate of a physical machine, but without needing to install up 2 Y 3 different operating systems on your PC.
All their processes are within the limitations that they themselves propose, being useful in multiple fields, These virtual computers provide us with facilities when executing programs that are still under development.
As an example, one of its most domestic uses is to run operating systems to test said operating system or run a program without having to install them directly on the physical computer that we are managing, In other words, you can test a Linux operating system on a virtual machine that you control from your MAC.
With many kinds of machines, which are divided into procedure machines or system machines, this cybernetic invention seems to have not reached its full potential, has areas for improvement.
An example of this is the great complexity they add to the system at runtime, In other words, you should pay attention that the program will not reach the same speed What if we install it on the host machine?Even so, the flexibility they offer us today compensates for this lack of efficiency.
Steps to download and install VirtualBox on my PC
After the above VirtualBox Configuration We can move on to the RemoteBox installation, this, just like the settings we made recently, It's super easy.
- For him RemoteBox Installation let's put the GetDeb repository beforehand:
- wget http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb
- sudo dpkg -i getdeb-repository_0.1-1 ~ getdeb1_all.deb
- wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add –
- Once this is done, we will be prepared for the correct installation of RemoteBox, for this we proceed to update the repositories with the next line in our terminal:
- With this we will start the installation:
- sudo apt instalar remotebox
- After these simple steps We will already have RemoteBox installed.
Always remember that RemoteBox will act as a 'client’ of a 'server’ which was the one we previously configured in VirtualBox, now you can have full control of your virtual machines from a remote device, on this remote device is where RemoteBox should be installed.
How to use VirtualBox on Windows – Guide to do it
After having it installed on the device from which we want to manage our virtual machines, all we will do is start the program.
After starting the program you have to look for the button that says “connect”, here it will ask us to enter our credentials (user and password), it will also ask us to enter the IP of our server and the port 18083 to start the connection.
After completing this we will have everything ready for the use of our virtual machines, the experience will be very equivalent to have a VirtualBox client, but physically installed in our system, when the reality will be that all computing will fall on the server in question.
From the RemoteBox interface we can manage everything related to our virtual machines, Edit, create and remove, at the same time of other functions, all this from the simple and easy to understand interface of RemoteBox.
RemoteBox: What is it and how it works?
RemoteBox is a program that serves as a utility or complement when using VirtualBox. What this tool does is that we can manipulate the installation and administration of one or more virtual machines created in VirtualBox.
How it is intended to complement the program, it is very light and does not need a lot of hardware to use or expert knowledge. Its operation is complex, but explaining it in simple terms, this is nothing more than a remote control. RemoteBox is based on Perl, which makes it a program that does not need preloading. This means that we do not have to complicate our lives too much to use it..
Continuing with its operation, this plugin connects directly to the PC that we want to control. For this you must enter an access code, additionally to facilitate its use and control, RemoteBox has a graphical interface, so you will not have to read or write code to perform the tasks.
Another advantage of RemoteBox is that it is designed to run on all types of devices. This makes it a great option to give a second life to an old terminal or one that can no longer run other applications.
Download RemoteBox to use it from my Android
If you want to download RemoteBox on android, you must do it through its APK. You can get it for free on the internet. As a first step you must open your browser and write the name of the application and the word ‘APK. When you do this you should start the search, As a result, you will be shown a list of pages and you can select the one you prefer.
Once you enter one, you will have to look for the download button and the APK will start to download automatically and finally it will end up in your downloads folder. Once the notification appears, you must touch and accept the terms. Later you must click on Next and install.
With this you will have the application installed and you can start using it without any problem.
Control VirtualBox with RemoteBox (remote display)
Keep that in mind, VirtualBox will act as server and RemoteBox will act as “client” from said server, for this we must:
- Open a terminal and proceed to type:
- sudo nano / etc / default / virtualbox
- With the text editor still open, we wrote some additional lines:
- VBOXWEB_USER = user
- VBOXWEB_PASSWD = password
- VBOXWEB_TIMEOUT = 0
- VBOXWEB_HOST = 192.168.1.100
It is extremely important that in this step we edit the username and password, this to prevent strangers from entering our virtual machines, these changes will provide us with greater security. We can also change the IP of the Host to the one that suits us best according to our network.
- After setting a password, username and a suitable IP, we will proceed to start our 'server’ VirtualBox remote, we place the command:
- sudo /etc/init.d/vboxweb-service start
- With this we have our server active, as well as VirtualBox ready to receive remote connections.
