| 1 | # Oracle VirtualBox
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| 2 |
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| 3 | VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualization software for x86_64
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| 4 | hardware (with version 7.1 additionally for macOS/Arm), targeted at laptop,
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| 5 | desktop, server and embedded use.
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| 6 |
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| 7 | It features a very user friendly graphical user interface and is available for
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| 8 | many popular operating systems (Linux, Windows, macOS and Solaris). Flexible
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| 9 | networking setup and interactive performance are the strong points.
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| 10 |
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| 11 | Anyone with the need to run multiple operating systems simultaneously with some
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| 12 | basic knowledge about PCs and operating system installation can use it to
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| 13 | reduce effort with a large number of tasks including software testing.
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| 14 |
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| 15 | ## Getting started
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| 16 |
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| 17 | VirtualBox is a complex product with multiple dependencies, some of them
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| 18 | specific to the operating system on which you want to run it.
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| 19 |
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| 20 | The basics for building VirtualBox are described on the [build
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| 21 | instructions](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Build_instructions) page.
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| 22 |
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| 23 | ## Documentation
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| 24 |
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| 25 | The [VirtualBox User
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| 26 | Guide](https://docs.oracle.com/en/virtualization/virtualbox/index.html)
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| 27 | contains all information relevant for users, including the product features and
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| 28 | their configuration.
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| 29 |
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| 30 | For developers it is recommended to start with the [technical
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| 31 | documentation](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Technical_documentation) which
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| 32 | contains links to a broad collection of pages related to development, covering
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| 33 | many aspects of the project and its features.
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| 34 |
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| 35 | ## Examples
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| 36 |
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| 37 | *Describe any included examples or provide a link to a demo/tutorial*
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| 38 |
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| 39 | ## Help
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| 40 |
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| 41 | *Inform users on where to get help or how to receive official support from Oracle (if applicable)*
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| 42 |
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| 43 | ## Contributing
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| 44 |
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| 45 | This project welcomes contributions from the community. Before submitting a
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| 46 | pull request, please [review our contribution guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md)
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| 47 |
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| 48 | ## Security
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| 49 |
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| 50 | Please consult the [security guide](./SECURITY.md) for our responsible security vulnerability disclosure process
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| 51 |
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| 52 | ## License
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| 53 |
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| 54 | The correct copyright notice format for both documentation and software is
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| 55 |
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| 56 | Copyright (C) [year-]year Oracle and/or its affiliates.
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| 57 |
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| 58 | This file is part of VirtualBox base platform packages, as
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| 59 | available from https://www.virtualbox.org.
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| 60 |
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| 61 | This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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| 62 | modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
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| 63 | as published by the Free Software Foundation, in version 3 of the
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| 64 | License.
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| 65 |
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| 66 | This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
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| 67 | WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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| 68 | MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
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| 69 | General Public License for more details.
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| 70 |
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| 71 | You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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| 72 | along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses>.
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| 73 |
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| 74 | You must include the year the content was first released (on any platform) and
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| 75 | the most recent year in which it was revised:
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| 76 |
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| 77 | Copyright (C) 2025 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
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| 78 |
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| 79 | Released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 as shown at
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| 80 | [COPYING](./COPYING) which contains clarifications regarding allowed licenses
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| 81 | for other code using parts of the project which are covered by multiple
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| 82 | licenses.
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| 83 |
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