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VBox Runner

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Description:

Allows you to start your VirtualBox virtual machines from Krunner (the Alt-F2 thing)

Last changelog:

8 years ago

0.3.3 - April 21, 2012
* Show VM state in subtext (running/stopped)

0.3.2 - October 20, 2010
* User now can prefix his input with "vm", so only virtual machines are displayed
* Exact VM name matches should now be atop

0.3.1 - October 20, 2010
* Fixed reading config files with absolute paths

0.3 - October 19, 2010
* Added second action: launch a VM in headless mode

0.2 - July 05, 2009
* Tiny performance fix
* OS-specific icons in VM list

0.1 - the initial version

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emplate430
2 years ago

9 TY!

Contrast
7 years ago

Packaged for Kubuntu here: https://launchpad.net/~mikevaughn/+archive/omnilinux
(Individual package can be downloaded here: https://launchpad.net/~mikevaughn/+archive/omnilinux/+sourcepub/3566677/+listing-archive-extra.)

snock
8 years ago

Thank you!

conar
10 years ago

New machines created with VB 4 are not seen by Vbox runner.
My system, debian squeeze (amd64) and VirtualBox 4.0.2 and KDE 4.4.5

Thanks in advance.

C

hadeschief
10 years ago

Works for me though.

Could you please show me your ~/.VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml file, your corresponding ~/.VirtualBox/Machines/*/*.vbox files and the output after killing krunner (killall krunner) and launching it in console?

conar
10 years ago

Hi, please send me an email addrees so I can send you all that stuff.

Thanks a lot in advance

C.

hadeschief
10 years ago

vbox-runner@hades.name

augegr
10 years ago

Great addition!

I vote for upstream merge!

kudlaty
10 years ago

+1

denisq
10 years ago

+1

luciform
10 years ago

Nice one, the need to launch a virtualbox's manager every time is so bothersome.

marvinf
10 years ago

Hello!

I installed the krunner-plugin, but it does not work. I can (un)check it in the krunner configuration, but when I type the name of my machine, nothing is found! Do I need to enter something special?

hadeschief
10 years ago

The plugin looks for file $HOME/.VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml, so please ensure that this file exists and is readable.

If it is there, please send me it, so I can test the plugin on my box.

Also it would be helpful, if you could kill krunner (killall krunner), then run krunner from the terminal, try to launch your vm and pastebin the console output.

marvinf
10 years ago

This is the console output:

krunner(21376) VBoxConfigReader::updateAsNeccessary: Could not parse machine file "/home/iggy/.VirtualBox//home/iggy/Programs/virtualbox/machine/Windows XP/Windows XP.xml"

hadeschief
10 years ago

Please try the new version.

marvinf
10 years ago

Thanks for the quick fix. Now it works. One thing is still annoying: If I enter the name of my machine, many documents are found, which contain the string. All these matches are listed first, so I have to scroll to find the vbox-runner entry. Is there a way to put it at the first position, something like a priority?

hadeschief
10 years ago

Try the new version. Now if you type your VM name exactly, it should be on top. You can also use "vm" prefix, so "vm Wind" should run your VM named "Windows".

mpeti
10 years ago

First, this is a very handy tool!

It would be nice if it would be possible to start VMs also in headless mode.

Could (or will) you implement such a feature?

hadeschief
10 years ago

Done!

mpeti
10 years ago

WoW, that was fast. You are the best! Thank you! :)

klez-hack
10 years ago

Hi, how can I build this plasmoid?
There are no infos about in the tarball.
Thanks, this plasmoid sounds great!
Bye

hadeschief
10 years ago

mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix`
make
sudo make install

That should do it.

mirzaD
11 years ago

great runner, thank you for this :D

jalpaka
11 years ago

nice thing! do you plan to send your code upstream?
best regards JAL

8 years ago

0.3.3 - April 21, 2012
* Show VM state in subtext (running/stopped)

0.3.2 - October 20, 2010
* User now can prefix his input with "vm", so only virtual machines are displayed
* Exact VM name matches should now be atop

0.3.1 - October 20, 2010
* Fixed reading config files with absolute paths

0.3 - October 19, 2010
* Added second action: launch a VM in headless mode

0.2 - July 05, 2009
* Tiny performance fix
* OS-specific icons in VM list

0.1 - the initial version

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emplate430 May 19 2018 9 excellent

TY!

evgom Dec 12 2013 9 excellent

alvanet Dec 26 2012 9 excellent

jaitrum Oct 01 2012 9 excellent

Contrast Sep 13 2012 9 excellent

dmeyer Jul 29 2012 9 excellent

RAIDENSUB Jun 12 2012 9 excellent

otzy007 Apr 22 2012 9 excellent

Pyruzan Apr 21 2012 9 excellent

vitoubien Apr 21 2012 9 excellent

gardmo Apr 21 2012 9 excellent

terrorbaby92 Dec 09 2010 9 excellent

SeaJey Oct 23 2010 9 excellent

deabru Oct 22 2010 9 excellent

nemesis78 Oct 21 2010 9 excellent

denisq Oct 21 2010 9 excellent

Genserowski Oct 20 2010 9 excellent

augegr Oct 20 2010 9 excellent

kinch27 Oct 20 2010 9 excellent

SirDodger Oct 20 2010 9 excellent

Murz Oct 20 2010 9 excellent

kudlaty Oct 19 2010 9 excellent

mpeti Oct 19 2010 9 excellent

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