Alpine Linux 3.19 Installation on VirtualBox 7.0 with Guest Additions | How to install Alpine Linux
0In this video we are going to see how to install Alpine Linux 3.19 GNOME Desktop on VirtualBox 7.0 with Guest Additions (Shared Clipboard and Shared Folders).
Alpine Linux can be downloaded from https://alpinelinux.org/downloads/.
I have used alpine-extended-3.19.0-x86_64.iso file for installation.
Make sure you have internet connection and Enable the alpine repositories under /etc/apk/repositories
Below are the list of commands used to install alpine linux, xorg base, video drivers, input device drivers and gnome and its utilities.
###### Install alpine linux using script ##########
1. setup-alpine
####### It configures a graphical environment ########
2. setup-xorg-base
########### drivers ##############
3. apk add pciutils
4. apk add xf86-video-fbdev xf86-video-intel xf86-video-vesa xf86-input-vmmouse
############# Install gnome and gnome utilities ####################
5. apk add gnome gnome-shell gnome-desktop gnome-session gnome-colors gnome-colors-common gnome-clocks gnome-calendar gnome-panel gnome-calculator gnome-disk-utility gnome-system-monitor gnome-backgrounds gnome-tweaks gnome-music gnome-sound-recorder gnome-apps-core gnome-software gnome-font-viewer gnome-control-center gnome-contacts gnome-connections gnome-boxes gnome-browser-connector gnome-firmware gnome-flashback gnome-screenshot gedit blackbox-terminal black-bash-completion file-roller filezilla firefox libreoffice vim vlc vlc-dev vlc-libs vlc-daemon vlc-qt stalonetray networkmanager networkmanager-cli networkmanager-tui networkmanager-adsl networkmanager-common networkmanager-wifi networkmanager-openvpn networkmanager-ppp networkmanager-qt5 networkmanager-bluetooth networkmanager-bash-completion networkmanager-dnsmasq networkmanager-dev networkmanager-dbg networkmanager-ovs networkmanager-wwan networkmanager-elogind networkmanager-l2tp networkmanager-lang nautilus file-roller-nautilus font-manager
############# Install Linux Headers ####################
6. apk add linux-headers
############### Add dbus,udev,gdm and networkmanager services to init system #################
7. rc-update add dbus
rc-update add udev
rc-update add gdm
rc-update add networkmanager
reboot
############### Install and VirtualBox Guest Additions and add its services to init system #################
8. apk add virtualbox-guest-additions virtualbox-guest-additions-x11
rc-update add virtualbox-guest-additions
rc-update add virtualbox-drm-client
poweroff
############### Enable Guest Additions Features #################
9. Enable Shared Clipboard, Drag and drop and Shared Folders and Start the Alpine Linux 3.19 VM. This time we succeeded Guest Additions and its working fine.
WARNING!! - Some of the UI applications might not work for example gnome-terminal is not working for me so i have not installed gnome terminal instead i installed blackbox-terminal. Please check from your side
what are the applications not working.
############ Popular Linux Distributions (2023) with VirtualBox 7 Guest Additions ############
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Fedora 39 Workstation - https://youtu.be/xhqKoIz5gmg
GhostBSD 23.10 - https://youtu.be/uSxxdp7IRls
Kali Linux 2023 - https://youtu.be/wmTr2UiRAMc
Linux Lite 6.6 - https://youtu.be/wp__T1BCck4
Manjaro Linux 23.0 - https://youtu.be/GTUOPx2SPIw
Mageia 9 - https://youtu.be/Rax9VCdFkIE
MX Linux 23.1 - https://youtu.be/Y0jeuufiuTE
OpenIndiana Hipster 2023.10 - https://youtu.be/dD91SM8Zo48
Oracle Solaris 11.4 VM Template - https://youtu.be/EU6GJ-TJdeY
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PopOS 22.04 - https://youtu.be/3nQ3-2-7eXc
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