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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