How Do I Open a Virtual Machine in Linux?
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How do I open a virtual machine?

Procedure

  1. Open a virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library. Select Window > Virtual Machine Library. Select a virtual machine from the list of recognized virtual machines. Click the run button.
  2. Open a virtual machine from the applications menu. Click the applications menu status item ( ) in the Mac menu bar.

How do I run a virtual machine in Terminal?

To start a VM, run vboxmanage startvm <name or UUID> . You can optionally specify a –type parameter to control how the VM is started. Using –type gui will show it via the host GUI; using –type headless means you’ll need to interact over the network (typically via SSH).

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