Using a Portable VirtualBox to run Linux from USB
Portable VirtualBox is a Portable Wrapper for VirtualBox that was created by Micha (michaelm_007). VirtualBox, a product of Sun Microsystems, is an emulator or virtual machine that can be used to run various Operating Systems via Disk Images, ISO's and CD/DVD's as a guest OS from within another Host Operating Environment. By using Micha's Portable Wrapper, VirtualBox can be run entirely from a USB device.
VirtualBox Home Page: http://www.virtualbox.org
Portable Wrapper for VirtualBox: http://www.vbox.me
Installing and running VirtualBox Portably from USB
- Download the Portable VirtualBox creation script
- Run the executable and extract the contents to your USB device
- Navigate to the Portable-VirtualBox folder on your USB device and click Portable-VirtualBox.exe
- Select the Options you wish to use and then click Download Installation File of VirtualBox
- Next, Click OK to extract the files from the download (this takes some time)
- Once complete, run Portable-VirtualBox.exe from your USB device to begin using the portable version of VirtualBox
VirtualBox running a Linux Mint ISO from a Flash Drive
