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authorGlen Rundblom <grundblom@fedoraproject.org>2015-03-23 22:26:22 -0500
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Made Boxes Guide more new user centric, polished some of the technical language and made the section labels make more sense and created an outline for the chapter
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<chapter id="Intro_Boxes">
<title>Introduction to Boxes</title>
<para>
- Boxes is a simple graphical interface for managing and using virtual machines.
+ Boxes is a simple graphical interface for managing and using virtual machines. Boxes can also connect to computers via VNC. Or Boxes can connect via SPICE or Quemu.
</para>
<para>
Boxes uses <application>qemu-kvm</application>, <application>libvirt-glib</application>, and <application>spice-gtk</application> to allow users to easily manage virtual machines and connect to remote machines
@@ -17,27 +17,8 @@
<listitem><para>Select and create favorite virtual machines or connections </para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
-<section id="sec-handy-boxes-notes">
- <title>Handy Notes about Boxes</title>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Boxes uses <application>libvertd</application> and many <application>libvertd</application> commands can be used for Boxes virtual machines
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Boxes keeps the virtual machine disks or images in:<filename class="directory">/home/$USER/.local/share/gnome-boxes/images
- </filename>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Boxes keeps the configuration files for virtual machines in:<filename class="directory">/home/$USER/.config/share/gnome-boxes
- </filename>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </section>
<section id="sec-create-vm-in-boxes">
- <title>Create a Virtual Machine In Boxes</title>
+ <title>How do I create a virtual machine in Boxes</title>
<procedure><title>Create a Virtual Machine In Boxes</title>
<step>
<para>
@@ -61,7 +42,7 @@
</step>
<step>
<para>
- Select the ISO Image that was previously downloaded to the Downloads folder, otherwise click <guilabel>select a file</guilabel> to find one somewhere else
+ Select the ISO Image that was previously downloaded to the Downloads folder, otherwise click <guilabel>select a file</guilabel> to find one somewhere else.<emphasis> Boxes will try to autodetect ISO files in your Downloads folder, but it will not always recognize them.</emphasis>
</para>
</step>
<step>
@@ -86,32 +67,13 @@
</step>
</procedure>
</section>
-<section id="sec-options-available-created-vm">
- <title>Options available in a Boxes virtual machine</title>
- <note>
- <para>
- Virtual machine settings can be changed by clicking on the <guilabel>screwdriver/wrench icon</guilabel> to access:
- </para>
- </note>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>Sharing the clipboard</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Resize Guest</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Redirect New USB Devices to the Virtual Machine</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Redirect currently plugged in USB devices to the Virtual machine</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Create Snapshots of the Virtual Machine from the snapshot heading</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Force Shutdown, by clicking "Force Shutdown" in the lower left hand corner</para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para>
- To exit the settings menu, <emphasis>press the arrow pointing <guilabel>back</guilabel> or to the left on the top left hand side of the menu bar</emphasis>. This will return you to your virtual machine console
- </para>
-</section>
<section id="sec-connect-to-remote-machine">
- <title>How to connect to remote machines via Boxes</title>
+ <title>How do I connect to other computers in Boxes?</title>
<note>
<para>Boxes Supports three protocols: SPICE, Qemu, and VNC</para>
</note>
<procedure>
- <title>Connect to a remote machine in Boxes</title>
+ <title>To connect to another computer using Boxes:</title>
<step>
<para>
Open Boxes
@@ -159,8 +121,101 @@
</step>
</procedure>
</section>
-<section id="sec-libvirt-boxes">
- <title>Libvirt tools useful in boxes</title>
+<section id="sec-change-settings">
+ <title>How do I change the settings of a machine in boxes?</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>On the listing of machines, right click on the machine and then choose <guilabel>Properties</guilabel></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>If the machine is running, click on the screwdriver and wrench icon</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>
+ Once you have accessed the settings menu you can change various items of the virtual machine:
+</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Sharing the clipboard</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Resize Guest</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Redirect New USB Devices to the Virtual Machine</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Redirect currently plugged in USB devices to the Virtual machine</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Create Snapshots of the Virtual Machine from the snapshot heading</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Force Shutdown, by clicking "Force Shutdown" in the lower left hand corner</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ To exit the settings menu, <emphasis>press the arrow pointing <guilabel>back</guilabel> or to the left on the top left hand side of the menu bar</emphasis>. This will return you to your virtual machine console
+ </para>
+</section>
+<!-- This is rather advanced process that is going to take some testing as it does not look Boxes supports this via the GUI
+<section id="Move-VM">
+<title>How do I move a Virtual Machine between computers?</title>
+<para>
+To Move a Virtual Machine made in Boxes takes two steps:
+</para>
+<orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Move of the virtual hard drive that is kept in:<filename class="directory">/home/$USER/.local/share/gnome-boxes/images
+ </filename></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Move of the XML configuration file that is kept in: <filename class="directory">/home/$USER/.config//gnome-boxes
+ </filename></para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+<procedure><title>Move a VM Hard drive "image" file between Computers</title>
+ <step><para>Open your home folder via files
+</para>
+</step>
+<step><para>Press CTRL+H to view hidden files
+</para></step>]
+<step><para>Open the<emphasis> .local</emphasis> folder
+</para></step>]
+<step><para>Open the <emphasis>share</emphasis> folder
+</para></step>]
+<step><para>Open the <emphasis>gnome-boxes</emphasis> folder
+</para></step>]
+<step><para>Open the <emphasis>images</emphasis> folder
+</para></step>]
+<step><para>Right Click on the file of the virtual machine and copy it to remove-able media or network share
+</para></step>
+<step><para>On the receiving computer, do the steps in reverse order, ultimately placing the hard drive file in: <filename class="directory">/home/$USER/.local/share/gnome-boxes/images
+ </filename>
+</para></step>
+</procedure>
+<procedure><title>Move a VM Hard drive "Config" file between Computers</title>
+ <step><para>Open your home folder via files
+</para>
+</step>
+<step><para>Press CTRL+H to view hidden files
+</para></step>]
+<step><para>Open the<emphasis> .config</emphasis> folder
+</para></step>]
+<step><para>Open the <emphasis>share</emphasis> folder
+</para></step>]
+<step><para>Open the <emphasis>gnome-boxes</emphasis> folder
+</para></step>]
+<step><para>Open the <emphasis>images</emphasis> folder
+</para></step>]
+<step><para>Right Click on the file of the virtual machine and copy it to remove-able media or network share
+</para></step>
+<step><para>On the receiving computer, do the steps in reverse order, ultimately placing the hard drive file in: <filename class="directory">/home/$USER/.local/share/gnome-boxes/images
+ </filename>
+</para></step>
+</procedure>
+</section> -->
+<section id="sec-tips-tricks">
+ <title>Boxes Tips and Tricks</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Boxes uses <application>libvertd</application> and many <application>libvertd</application> commands can be used for Boxes virtual machines
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Boxes keeps the virtual machine disks or images in:<filename class="directory">/home/$USER/.local/share/gnome-boxes/images
+ </filename>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Boxes keeps the configuration files for virtual machines in:<filename class="directory">/home/$USER/.config/share/gnome-boxes
+ </filename>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+<section id="sec-advanced-items">
+ <title>Advanced Commands in Boxes</title>
<para>
You can start and stop virtual machines from the command line as well as using the boxes interface
</para>