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Virtual Machines for testing JabRef
This folder contains directories making use of Vagrant to install virtual machines on VirtualBox
Usage
Prerequisites
- Install VirtualBox
- Windows:
winget install -e --id Oracle.VirtualBox
- Windows:
- Install Vagrant
- Windows:
winget install -e --id Hashicorp.Vagrant
- Windows:
- Install Vagrant Virtual Box Guest Additions Plugin.
This helps ensururing that the guest additions of each box are automatically updated.
vagrant plugin install vagrant-vbguest
Setup VM
cdinto{vmdir}, e..g,cd ubuntu- Start the vm
vagrant up - Restart the vm
- Linux virtual machines: Store ssh configuration:
vagrant ssh-config > vagrant-ssh
Use VM
You can use the UI offered by the VirtualBox client.
On Linux, you can also do ssh -Y -F vagrant-ssh default to SSH into the machine.
If asked for a password, this is vagrant.
Multiple Screens
One can configure mulitple screen as the virtual machine settings of Virtual Box: Navigate to "Display" (1), set "Video Memory" to the maximum value (2), and then adjust the number of displays (3).
In case you want to have a fixed resoltuion, one can pin the screen resolution as follows: During running of Virutal Box, (1) unselect "Auto-size Guest Display" and (2) adjust the screen resolution to full HD
Remove VM
Execute vagrant destroy.
Then, everything is removed.
Available VMs
| VM | JabRef | Browser | LibreOffice | IntelliJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 12 |
source | Firefox | -- | yes |
fedora |
source | -- | -- | -- |
Linux Mint (Cinnamon) |
source | Firefox | yes | -- |
ubuntu |
snap | Firefox | yes | -- |
windows |
source | Edge | -- | -- |
Troubleshooting
VBoxManage.exe: error: Could not rename the directory '
C:\Users\$username\VirtualBox VMs\output-ubuntu_source_1720167378145_42641_1720548095320_67904' to 'C:\Users\$username\VirtualBox VMs\jabref-ubuntu' to save the settings file (VERR_ALREADY_EXISTS)
Solution: Delete folder C:\Users\$username\VirtualBox VMs\jabref-ubuntu
How to use another JabRef snap image?
Solution: snap refresh --edge jabref (or --stable, ...).
More info on snaps is available at https://snapcraft.io/docs/quickstart-tour.
An error occurred during installation of VirtualBox Guest Additions 7.0.20. Some functionality may not work as intended.
Install the guest additions manually by "Devices" > "Install Virtual Box Gueat Additions".
I get a strange installation error.
Look at https://stackoverflow.com/a/78040474/873282.
How can I update the guest additions?
They should be automatically updated during a reboot.
A manual update can be triggered by vagrant vbguest --do install.