VirtualBox

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hypervisor type-2 hypervisor virtualization software

VirtualBox is a popular open-source virtualization platform that allows users to run multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single physical machine.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Guest Additions 0 1
VBoxManage 0 1

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hypervisor →
type-2 hypervisor →
virtualization software →
abbreviation Visual Basic →
surface form: VB
acquiredBy Oracle Corporation →
Sun Microsystems →
developer Oracle Corporation →
feature USB device passthrough →
cloning of virtual machines →
command-line interface →
graphical user interface →
hardware-assisted virtualization →
headless operation →
remote display protocol support →
seamless mode →
shared folders between host and guest →
snapshotting of virtual machines →
software virtualization →
virtual networking →
formerDeveloper Innotek GmbH →
Sun Microsystems →
Guest AdditionsFeature improved graphics integration →
mouse pointer integration →
shared clipboard →
shared folders →
time synchronization →
hasComponent VirtualBox self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Guest Additions

VirtualBox Extension Pack →
initialReleaseYear 2007 →
license GNU General Public License →
proprietary license →
operatingSystem Linux →
Solaris operating system →
surface form: Solaris

Windows →
macOS →
programmingLanguage C →
C++ →
x86 assembly language →
supports3DAcceleration yes →
supportsArchitecture x86 →
x86-64 →
supportsGuestOperatingSystem BSD variants →
Linux →
Solaris operating system →
surface form: Solaris

Windows →
macOS (limited support) →
other Unix-like systems →
supportsImportExportFormat Open Virtualization Format →
supportsManagementInterface VirtualBox self-linksurface differs →
surface form: VBoxManage
supportsNestedPaging yes →
supportsNestedVirtualization limited support →
supportsNetworkMode NAT →
NAT network →
bridged networking →
host-only networking →
internal networking →
supportsVirtualDiskFormat HDD →
QCOW (via conversion) →
VDI →
VHD →
VMDK →
website https://www.virtualbox.org/ →

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sun Microsystems → developerOf → VirtualBox →
VirtualBox → hasComponent → VirtualBox self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Guest Additions
VirtualBox → supportsManagementInterface → VirtualBox self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: VBoxManage