VirtualBox: Difference between revisions
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* Also see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48838411/install-virtualbox-modules-from-nixos-unstable-in-configuration-nix | * Also see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48838411/install-virtualbox-modules-from-nixos-unstable-in-configuration-nix | ||
* Use module from https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/71127 (unsafe) if you'd like to avoid recompilation. | * Use module from https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/71127 (unsafe) if you'd like to avoid recompilation. | ||
== VirtualBox Guest Additions == | |||
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{ | |||
virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.enable = true; | |||
virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.x11 = true; | |||
} | |||
</syntaxHighlight> | |||
== See also == | |||
* [https://search.nixos.org/options?query=virtualisation.virtualbox virtualisation.virtualbox options] | |||
[[Category:Virtualization]] | [[Category:Virtualization]] | ||
[[Category:Software]] | [[Category:Software]] | ||
Revision as of 15:13, 2 September 2022
NixOS Installation
VirtualBox can be installed on NixOS without problems, put this snippet in your configuration.nix
{
virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enable = true;
users.extraGroups.vboxusers.members = [ "user-with-access-to-virtualbox" ];
}
Adding users to the group vboxusers allows them to use the virtualbox functionality.
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Tip
In order to affect your NixOS system by your nix-language-specific changes you must first evaluate it:
$ nixos-rebuild switch --use-remote-sudo |
VirtualBox Oracle Extensions
Oracle VirtualBox Extensions are required if you want to forward usb2 or usb3 to your guests. The Extensions are unfree.
{
nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enable = true;
virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enableExtensionPack = true;
}
Host extensions cause frequent recompilation.
Possible solutions:
- Use a pinned vbox module, see how to pin: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/41212
- Also see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48838411/install-virtualbox-modules-from-nixos-unstable-in-configuration-nix
- Use module from https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/71127 (unsafe) if you'd like to avoid recompilation.
VirtualBox Guest Additions
{
virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.enable = true;
virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.x11 = true;
}