virtual-machine.md

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Setting up Raspberry Pi in VirtualBox (Windows):

  1. Download Raspberry Pi OS Image for Desktop (Recommended) / Raspberry Pi OS Lite:

  2. Install VirtualBox:

  3. Create a New Virtual Machine:

    • Open VirtualBox and click on "New" to create a new virtual machine.
    • Choose a name for the virtual machine and select "Linux" as the type, and "Other Linux (64-bit)" as the version.
    • Allocate memory and create a virtual hard disk.

  4. Configure Virtual Machine Settings:

    • Select the newly created virtual machine and click on "Settings".
    • Under "System", change the boot order to boot from the virtual optical disk.
    • Under "Storage", add the Raspberry Pi OS image / Raspberry Pi lite as the optical disk.

  5. Boot and Install Raspberry Pi OS:

    • Start the virtual machine and follow the on-screen prompts to install Raspberry Pi OS.

  6. Install Sugar Desktop Environment:

    • Once Raspberry Pi OS is installed, open a terminal and run: 
      sudo apt update
sudo apt install sucrose

  7. Configure Sugar as Default Desktop Environment:

    • Run the command: 
      sudo update-alternatives --config x-session-manager
    • Select Sugar from the list and press Enter.

  8. Reboot and Start Sugar:

    • Reboot the virtual machine and Sugar should start automatically.

Setting up Raspberry Pi in VMware (Windows and macOS):

The process is similar to VirtualBox but with slight variations in VMware. Follow steps 1 to 7 from the VirtualBox guide, then continue with the following:

  1. Install VMware Tools (Optional):
    • In VMware, go to "Virtual Machine" > "Install VMware Tools" to mount the VMware Tools ISO.
    • Follow the on-screen instructions to install VMware Tools for better integration and performance.

Setting up Raspberry Pi in QEMU (macOS):

  1. Install QEMU:

    • Install QEMU on macOS using Homebrew: 
      brew install qemu

  2. Download Raspberry Pi OS Desktop Image(Recommended) / Raspberry Pi Lite Image:

    • Download the Raspberry Pi OS Desktop image from the official Raspberry Pi website.

  3. Create QEMU Virtual Machine:

    • Run the following command in the terminal to create a QEMU virtual machine: 
      qemu-img create -f qcow2 raspbian_lite.img 4G
    • or any other image of your choice can be downloaded just keep the name and path correct.

  4. Run QEMU:

    • Start the virtual machine with the following command: 
      qemu-system-arm -m 512M -M versatilepb -cpu arm1176 -kernel kernel-qemu-4.19.50-buster -append "root=/dev/sda2 rootfstype=ext4 rw" -drive "file=raspbian_lite.img,format=qcow2" -net nic -net user,hostfwd=tcp::5022-:22 -no-reboot -display none -serial stdio
    • This is not supposed to be exactly copy pasted but should act as a guide as you might need to change the folder address at will.

  5. Install Sugar Desktop Environment:

    • Once Raspberry Pi OS is installed in QEMU, open a terminal and run: 
      sudo apt update
sudo apt install sucrose

  6. Configure Sugar as Default Desktop Environment:

    • Follow steps 7 and 8 from the VirtualBox guide.

Setting up Raspberry Pi in UTM (macOS):

(This is best suited and adviced for mac users)

  1. Install UTM from the App Store:

    • UTM is available for download from the macOS App Store.

  2. Create New Virtual Machine:

    • Open UTM and create a new virtual machine.
    • Choose "Linux" as the guest operating system and select the Raspberry Pi OS image.

  3. Start Virtual Machine and Install Raspberry Pi OS:

    • Start the virtual machine and follow the on-screen prompts to install Raspberry Pi OS Desktop/Raspberry Pi Lite.

  4. Install Sugar Desktop Environment:

    • Once Raspberry Pi OS is installed in UTM, open a terminal and run: 
      sudo apt update
sudo apt install sucrose

  5. Configure Sugar as Default Desktop Environment:

    • Follow steps 7 and 8 from the VirtualBox guide.