To install a headless VirtualBox on an Ubuntu-host, follow this guide from burnz . 1. On the headless server, create a new virtual machine: VBoxManage createvm --name "Windows XP" --ostype WindowsXP --register Note that you do not need to specify --ostype, but doing so selects some sane default values for certain VM parameters, for example the RAM size and the type of the virtual network device. To get a complete list of supported operating systems you can use: VBoxManage list ostypes 2. Make sure the settings for this VM are appropriate for the guest operating system that we will install. For example: VBoxManage modifyvm "Windows XP" --memory 256 --acpi on --boot1 dvd --nic1 nat --vrdpmulticon on --accelerate3d on 3. Create a virtual hard disk for the VM (in this case, 10GB in size): VBoxManage createhd --filename "WinXP.vdi" --size 10000 4. Add an IDE Controller to the new VM: VBoxManage storagectl "Windows XP" --name "IDE C...
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