With version 2.1 VirtualBox introduced 3D acceleration for Windows guests, and with 2.2 Linux and Solaris guests. In this episode we look at how we can use 3D graphics acceleration to deliver the features of the Compiz visual effects in an Ubuntu 9.04 guest on a Mac OS X, or more simply speaking, how we can make our windows wobbly.
Short movies about Sun VirtualBox. VirtualBox is Free and Open Source Virtualization software available for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris platforms. Once you install VirtualBox you can create virtual machines in which you can install and run other Operating Systems. So you can run Windows Vista on you Mac, or Windows 7 on Windows Vista, or Ubuntu and Solaris on Windows XP, or all of the above at the same time on the same PC. VirtualBox is: Small, easy to use and fast;Supports 32 and 64-bit guest operating systems;Powerful Virtual Hardware: SATA and IDE disk controllers USB 2 with Filters to to control which devices are seen by which guest100MB and Gigabit NICs offering NAT, Host Interface orInternal NetworkingVESA Virtual Display Adaptor offering high resolution and seamless windows mode ACPI letting guests see host Power Levels3D Graphics acceleration using OpenGL for Windows guests Intuitive graphical user interface or powerful command line interface;Webservice, Python and COM/XPCom interfaces for solution builders;Rich guest/host integration:Shared Folders allowing guests to see the Host filesystemSeamless windows mode to allow guest app windows coexist alongside host appsClipboard sharing to allow Copy and Paste Mouse integration to make it plain easyTime synchronization between host and guestWorks on Virtualization-aware (VT-x/AMD-V) CPUs and CPUs without tooOffers Snapshots to save the state of guest virtual machinesRemote Access to guest's console using the RDP protocolStore virtual disks on storage devices via built-in iSCSI support
