[ulltras] Install ullright development environment using Windows and Virtualbox

Preface

You need the ullright development virtual machine image. Example filename:

• ullright_dev_env_ubuntu_1204_lts.ova

Setup Virtual Box

• Go to https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
• Download VirtualBox for Windows hosts
• Run the downloaded installer with default options

Import the virtual machine

• Open VirtualBox
• File-> Import Appliance -> Open Appliance
• Select the ullright dev environment .ova file from your harddrive
• -> Next
• Check "Assign new MAC-Addresses for each network adapter"
• -> Import

Configure Shared Folder

You often need to access files on your computer from within the virtual machine. Here's how to do it:

• Right click on the virtual machine and select "Change / Edit"
• -> Shared Folders -> Add (The small icon with the plus sign)
• Select the desired directory of your Windows system, usually "c:\" or more restrictively "My files"
• Enter "myfiles" as name for shared folder.
• Check"Create permanently"
  Do NOT check "Mount automatically", as this interferes with our manual mounting
• -> OK

Usage

• Open Virtual Box
• Start the "ullright dev environment" virtual machine
• Ignore the dialogs regarding "capturing of the mouse pointer" and check "Do not show this again"
• Login: The default username is ullright, the password is also "ullright"

Additional Stuff

The follwing stuff does not need to be done normally.

Setup or Change the Shared Directory Manually

Open a terminal

• sudo mkdir /media/myfiles
  
• sudo vi /etc/fstab
  • Add:

  • myfiles /media/myfiles vboxsf

• sudo mount /media/myfiles

 Note: in newer Virtual Box versions it seems that shared folders are mounted automatically e.g. to /media/sf_myfiles.

Still it is necessary to give the user the necessary permissions:

• sudo adduser ullright vboxsf
• reboot
• add a nautilus bookmark to /media/sf_myfiles