How to create a KDE Linux VirtualBox machine

0. Create a bootable SD card or USB stick from the KDE Linux .raw file.

Use your preferred software, for example:

“Suse studio image writer” (package “imagewriter”)

or

KDE Iso Image Writer (package “isoimagewriter”)

Leave the SD card or USB stick plugged.

1. Create KDELinux.vmdk from the SD card containing KDELinux

Execute the command :

sudo VBoxManage createmedium disk --filename=./KDELinux.vmdk --format=VMDK --variant=RawDisk --property RawDrive=/dev/sdx

where the path /dev/sdx is the path to the SD card or USB key and sdx is the name that the system gave to the sd card. It can be sdb, sdc, sdd, etc.

execute

sudo fdisk -l

search something like

Disque /dev/sdd : 7,51 GiB, 8068792320 octets, 15759360 secteurs
Modèle de disque : USB3.0 CRW-SD
Unités : secteur de 1 × 512 = 512 octets
Taille de secteur (logique / physique) : 512 octets / 512 octets
taille d’E/S (minimale / optimale) : 512 octets / 512 octets
Type d’étiquette de disque : gpt
Identifiant de disque : 3CA8B733-0F1E-49C9-9A94-1F8D3B148CEA

in my case sdx= sdd

Change the access rights for KDELinux.vmbk

depending on your OS

sudo chown userid:userid KDELinux.vdmk

or

sudo chown userid:users KDELinux.vdmk

give yourself access rights to the disks

sudo usermod -a -G disk $USER

log out and then log in to obtain the rights.

2. In VirtualBox

2.1. Create a virtual machine

in “Virtual Machine name and operating system”

VM name = KDELinux

OS = Linux

Distribution = Archlinux

in “Specify virtual hardware”

select 2 CPUs and 2048 MB of RAM.

check “use EFI”

in “Specify new virtual disk”

“virtualsize” = “200 GB”

2.2 in Virtualbox in File > Tools > Media > hard disk

add the KDELinux.vmdk disk

2.3. in the KDELinux VM > storage > SATA

add the KDELinux.vmdk disk

2.4 start the VM

install KDE Linux

in Virtuabox in the KDELinux virtual machine > storage > SATA

delete the KDELinux.vmdk disk

remove yourself from the “disk” group

sudo usermod -r -G disk $USER

Log out and then log in to lose the right.

That’s it, you’re done. Enjoy!

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