Installing GGPoker on Ubuntu with VirtualBox (or any other windows program) Jacek Góraj · Follow 4 min read · May 🛡 9, 2024 -- 2 Listen Share
Hey,
I struggled a lot with trying to install GGPoker on my Ubuntu. Tried wine and 🛡 PlayOnLinux, but none of the options were working for me. After three days I’ve decided to use good old VirtualBox 🛡 with Windows and I want to share how to do it.
So you can actually use this guide for any other 🛡 windows program that you cannot install with wine or PlayOnLinux. It’s a stable solution and I highly recommend it when 🛡 any other options have failed :).
My computer spec
$ uname -a
$ lsb_release -a
Steps
Enabling virtualization in BIOS
Downloading windows ISO
Configuration of VirtualBox (VB)
Enabling 🛡 virtualization in BIOS
This requires system restart and entering BIOS.
Restart your PC Open the system’s BIOS menu. This can usually be 🛡 done by pressing the delete key, the F1 key or Alt and F4 keys depending on the system. Now look 🛡 for anything similar to Virtualization technology. One possible location can be System Configuration tab. Enable it.
Virtual technology in BIOS. Borrowed 🛡 from https://youtube/watch?v=wPYzVBmz50o
Downloading windows ISO
An ISO image is a disk image of an optical disc. We will mount it and install.
Go 🛡 to Microsoft Windows ISO download page Pick a windows version (win10 in my case) and language. Make sure you pick 🛡 the right system architecture. In my case 64-bit
Windows ISO download page.
4. Download the ISO file
Windows
Configuration of VirtualBox (VB)
Now go to 🛡 VB site and download the correct version of VB. For me it was for Ubuntu 18.04.
Once installed, you should see 🛡 similar window to below one.
VirtualBox main interface
Except that I already have one windows instance installed.
Now click New button and Switch 🛡 to expert mode, because it will be quicker.
Click here for quicker setup.
Fill in required fields.
Expert mode.
Name = your system instance 🛡 name
= your system instance name Machine Folder = where your instance will be saved. Leave default.
= where your instance will 🛡 be saved. Leave default. Type = System type. Microsoft Windows in our case
= System type. Microsoft Windows in our case 🛡 Version = System version. Windows 10 (64-bit) in our case.
= System version. Windows 10 (64-bit) in our case. Memory size 🛡 = RAM, make sure you do not overkill it. 25% of your PC memory should be good enough.
= RAM, make 🛡 sure you do not overkill it. 25% of your PC memory should be good enough. Hard disk = We’d like 🛡 to create a new virtual disk
Click Create.
Next step in VB configuration.
File location = virtual system location. Leave default
= virtual system 🛡 location. Leave default File size = Size for your system. It will be taken from your actual hard disk, so 🛡 also make sure you do not exaggerate
= Size for your system. It will be taken from your actual hard disk, 🛡 so also make sure you do not exaggerate Hard disk file type = Normally, Oracle VM VirtualBox uses its own 🛡 container format for guest hard disks. We will pick Virtual Disk Image (VDI) file. This format is used when you 🛡 create a new virtual machine with a new disk.
= Normally, Oracle VM VirtualBox uses its own container format for guest 🛡 hard disks. We will pick Virtual Disk Image (VDI) file. This format is used when you create a new virtual 🛡 machine with a new disk. Storage on physical hard disk = For more flexible storage management, we’ll use a dynamically 🛡 allocated image.
Click Create. Windows should be added to your systems list.
Newly created space for windows 10.
Now, click Start button. We’ll 🛡 need to mount the ISO file we previously downloaded. Click the folder icon and then Add button and pick the 🛡 downloaded ISO file.
Once found, click Choose and Start.
Windows10 installation in VB
If everything was successful you’ll see window like above. Now 🛡 go through the installation like you normally would. I didn’t care much about partitioning of the space, I just assumed 🛡 the instance will be only for GGPoker purposes.
Also keep in mind that if you will buy the product key, pick 🛡 the right distribution of windows 10.
After what seemed like an eternity your windows is ready.
Installed win 10 on VB.
The rest 🛡 of the process depends on you. My plan was to download GGPoker app. You go to your desired page and 🛡 download your .exe or .msi file
Searching for the program you want to install.
Once installed and launched, you can now safely 🛡 turn off your computer :). Next time you Start your windows from VB and it’ll be as you left it.
Thanks!
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