Category Archives: VirtualBox and VMware

How to Save Time by Using Snapshots in VirtualBox

Snapshots are a massive time saver when you are testing settings and configuration for your test labs. Read on to see how you can take advantage of them while following along with our articles. The basic idea of a snapshot is that you setup your virtual machine exactly how you want it, take a snapshot,Continue reading “How to Save Time by Using Snapshots in VirtualBox”

Getting started with GNS3 (Installation and configuration)

Up & Running With GNS3 1.X How to Setup GNS3 Adding your own PC to GNS3 with MS Loopback MicroNugget: GNS3 and Windows 8 MicroNugget: How to Tune GNS3 to Avoid a 100% CPU Utilization? MicroNugget: Connecting Virtual Box Hosts to GNS3 Networks MicroNugget: Virtual PC Simulators & GNS3 MicroNugget: Using Wireshark with GNS3 MicroNugget:Continue reading “Getting started with GNS3 (Installation and configuration)”

How to convert .img files to .vdi for Virtualbox

To convert an .img file to .vdi in Linux, so that you can directly use it in VirtualBox, open a terminal and paste this: VBoxManage convertdd file.img file.vdi For instance, to convert the recently mentioned ChromeOS Cherry from .img to .vdi: VBoxManage convertdd ChromeOS-Cherry.img ChromeOS-Cherry.vdi To do this is Windows (I haven’t tested it butContinue reading “How to convert .img files to .vdi for Virtualbox”

Install Android 4.4 Kitkat on your PC using Virtual Box

Here’s the most expected tutorial from Learn2Crack, and today we are going to show how to install Android KitKat 4.4 on your PC. To install the latest Android Kitkat on Pc Visit this link. Features of Android 4.4: 1) Support for Restricted Profiles 2) OpenGL ES 3.0 for High-Performance Graphics 3) Bluetooth Smart Ready support 4)Continue reading “Install Android 4.4 Kitkat on your PC using Virtual Box”

UBUNTU TOUCH EMULATOR: INSTALLATION AND USAGE IN UBUNTU 14.04

A while back, Canonical released an experimental Ubuntu Touch emulator running Unity 8 and Mir. Back then, there were a few bugs, including a nasty one on 64bit that could break the system and since they were fixed, I though I’d write an article on how to properly install and use the Ubuntu Touch EmulatorContinue reading “UBUNTU TOUCH EMULATOR: INSTALLATION AND USAGE IN UBUNTU 14.04”

vSphere 5.5 – How to install and configure VMware ESXi 5.5

Realtek network cards and VMware ESXi 5.5 Yesterday I decided to upgrade my two ESXi servers from ESXi 5.1 to ESXi 5.5 since the update came out some time ago. The upgrade from ESXi 5.0 to ESXi 5.1 went great, without any problems. But this time, that is not the case. My two ESXi serversContinue reading “vSphere 5.5 – How to install and configure VMware ESXi 5.5”