+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ title = "Virtual Machines!" date = 2024-04-17 slides = true +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ # Virtual Machines! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Haaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### *cough* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Hello. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- What IS A VIRTUAL MACHINE???? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- So what *are* they? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Imagine the following.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ![img.jpg](2_vms/matryoshka.jpg) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- And yes, before you ask. It's possible to run nested VMs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Its like making your computer pretend its gone a second, smaller computer inside it ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### And for those of us that use the wrong OS, you can always run Windows VMs if you want to use anything with >3 users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Imagine the following: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ![img.jpg](2_vms/vault.jpg) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [FIND SOME WAY TO PUT THE VIDEO IN HERE] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### So, how do you stop small asian gymnasts from rooting around in your PC where it shouldn't be? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Virtual Machines! It's like nailing this box shut! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### (Ignore the implications of that) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- So when you do this.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ![img.jpg](2_vms/downloadmoreram.jpg) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can just kill that sandbox, and spin up a new one! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### For today, we'll be using [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Ignore the somewhat-ancient looking layout ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Download the installer for your OS, get it, run it, you know the drill. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [keep going]