Installing BackBox in VirtualBox

1) Install or Upgrade VirtualBox to the latest version: VirtualBox Download Page

2) Torrent or Download BackBox Linux: BackBox Download Page

3) In VirtualBox Manager click New to create a new virtual machine. Name your new VM anything you like. The type of VM is Linux and the version is Ubuntu or Ubuntu 64, depending on your Host operating system. It's fine to install 32-bit BackBox onto a 64-bit OS, but the reverse is not possible.

4) Choose memory size. Anywhere from 1024 to 3072 MB is sufficient. More than 4096 MB is not needed.

5) Choose Create a virtual drive now. For hard drive file type, go with the default of VDI unless you have a specific need for another type.

6) Decide whether you want Dynamically allocated or Fixed size. 20GB is the minimum the hard drive should be. 30 to 50 GB is better if you plan to use it long-term. Changing the size later is possible but not convenient - see resource links at the bottom for more info on changing size after the drive is created.

7) Now that your VM is created you can configure the other settings to your liking. For easy clipboard and file transfer between host OS and your VM, choose your new VM and click on Settings, then General, and then the Advanced tab, then for both Shared Clipboard and Drag'n'Drop, choose Bidirectional. For other Settings, such as IO APIC, number of processors, or Virtual Memory, refer to the VirtualBox documentation as well as searching Google for the experiences of others.

8) To load the BackBox ISO, from within Settings click Storage. Next to Controller:IDE click the first CD icon with the plus sign, Add CD/DVD Device. Click Choose Disk and then select the BackBox ISO file you previously downloaded. Click Open and you will see the ISO populate beneath Controller:IDE. Click OK to close the Settings window.

9) Select the BackBox VM and then click on Start. From this point follow the installation instructions from the BackBox wiki. The default options should work if you're unsure of what to choose. If you have any issues during the install try to google for a solution. BackBox is based on Ubuntu so usually a fix or answer for an Ubuntu problem will work for BackBox.

10) Now you will need to install VistualBox guest additions to view your VM full screen with advanced features. Once BackBox has restarted after the installation you will be at the desktop. At the top of the VirtualBox window you will see the option Devices. Click that and then choose Install Guest Additions. This will place a virtual CD on your desktop called VBOXADDITIONS_4.xxxxx.

11) Mount the CD. It contains a file named VBoxLinuxAdditions.run that needs to be run as root. One method is to open a terminal, navigate to the mounted CD folder and then enter sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run. During this step I received the error "Building the main Guest Additions module ...fail!" The solution that I found that worked for me was to enter:sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname-r`dkms