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====== Virtualbox Virtual Machines ======
This is the official virtual machine for the School of Computer Science.

==== Virtual Machine Download Links ====
  * [[http://socs.uoguelph.ca/SoCSVM.zip|SoCS VM]] - This VM mirrors the linux.socs.uoguelph.ca/NoMachine environment

==== Installation Instructions Instructions ====

=== Windows ===

- Download the Windows Hosts version of VirtualBox here: [[https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads|https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads]]
  - Run the downloaded installer
  - Click Next, accepting the default suggestions, and finally click Yes, and then Install.
  - If a message appears asking "Do you want to allow the app to make changes to your device?", choose Yes.
  - When the installation has completed, click Finish. You can now open Virtualbox and set up your VM.

=== Mac OSX ===
  - Download the OS X Hosts version of VirtualBox here: [[https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads|https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads]]
  - Open the downloaded file
  - Double click VirtualBox.pkg
  - Click Continue, and then click Install
  - If prompted, enter your password and continue
  - If the install succeeds, you are done. If not follow the next steps
  - Open System Preferences, and select Security and Privacy
  - You should see a message "System software from Oracle was blocked from loading. Click "Allow".
  - Open the VirtualBox installer and run though the process again. This time the installation should succeed.

==== VM Setup Instructions ====
  - Download desired VM Image from the Download Links above
  - Extract the downloaded zip file into a directory of your choosing. This archive contains the disk image for the Virtual Machine.
  - Choose "New". Input Debian Linux (64bit) and a name to identify the VM by. Click Continue.
  - Set the RAM size. 1024MB is recommended. Click Continue.
  - Select the SocSVM disk image that you downloaded earlier. To do this, choose "Use an existing virtual hard drive file", and click the folder icon to the right of that menu. Navigate to where you extracted the hard disk file in step 3 and choose open. Click create.
  - Choose "Start" to start up your VM.
  - Login: The default username is socs (all lower case) and the password is socs. It is recommended that you change this password after logging in. This can be done by opening a terminal and running the passwd command.

==== Notes ====
  * If the display is too large or too small, it can be changed in Settings > Display

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