DEV Community

Cover image for Useful: VirtualBox helpers / Command
Yassine Sellami
Yassine Sellami

Posted on • Edited on

Useful: VirtualBox helpers / Command

#virtualbox #vm #linux
  • VMs 
VBoxManage list vms  // List all the virtual machines
Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode
  • Network 
---# Port Forwarding
// if vm is powered
VBoxManage controlvm "MyVmName" natpf1 "guestSsh,tcp,,2222,,22"
// if vm is shutdown
VBoxManage modifyvm "MyVmName" --natpf1 "guestssh,tcp,,2222,,22"
Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode
  • Nested Virtualization

Image description

If you can't change it from the interface, run the following cmd:

VBoxManage modifyvm <VMName> --nested-hw-virt on

Top comments (0)

Read next

lukasveiga profile image

Minha saga com Tmux: Copiar e colar com Clipboard

Lukasveiga -

trixsec profile image

50 Essential Bash Script Commands Every Linux User Should Know(MUST READ)

Trix Cyrus -

ali-alkhawaja profile image

How to manage power usage on intel laptops that come with an NVIDIA GPU ,Full guide for new Ubuntu users

Ali Al Khawaja -

nadaahmed profile image

How to Generate Self-signed Certificate in CentOS 7

Nada Ahmed -