Installing RPM Files Using Alien

1. Install Alien first

$sudo apt-get update $sudo apt-get install alien

2. This will convert the .rpm to a .deb.

$sudo alien -k name-of-rpm-file.rpm

3. Execute .deb package to install

$sudo dpkg -i name-of-deb-file.deb

Virtualbox XP host to Ubuntu 8.04 guest folder sharing

How to share a forder on XP host to Ubuntu 8.04 guest

1. On XP guest menu, go to Devices -> Shared Folders
2. Add a new share (ex. C:\SharedFolder)
3. On Ubuntu 8.04 guest create a new directory (ex. /home/MountFolder)

mkdir /home/MountFolder

4. Then, run

mount -t vboxsf SharedFolder /home/MountFolder