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 How to install GNOME Boxes 3.18.1 on Linux Mint-18.3

To install GNOME boxes 3.18.1 on Linux Mint 18.3

GNOME Boxes provides a very easy way to create and run virtual machines on your computer. GNOME Boxes integrates perfectly with the GNOME desktop and saves you the trouble of installing Oracle' s Virtualbox. You can use GNOME Boxes to install and run Windows, Ubuntu, Mint, openSUSE and many other Linux distributions in separate containers on one computer. The benefit of using GNOME Boxes over Oracle' s Virtualbox is that it is easier to set up containers in the first place and there aren' t so many fiddly settings. To use GNOME Boxes you will need to be running a Linux based operating system and ideally, you will be using the GNOME desktop environment.

Installing GNOME Boxes 3.18.1

First, make sure you update the system by making use of the following command. 

linuxhelp user # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                                        
Ign:3 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                                           
Hit:4 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release                                             
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Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main i386 Packages [399 kB]
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 Packages [673 kB]
Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 Packages [587 kB]
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe i386 Packages [545 kB]
Fetched 3,678 kB in 6s (573 kB/s)                                                                                 
Reading package lists... Done

Once it is done, you need to install GNOME boxes. 

linuxhelp user # apt-get install gnome-boxes
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  augeas-lenses bridge-utils ebtables libaugeas0 libboost-random1.58.0 libboost-thread1.58.0 libcacard0
  libgtk-vnc-2.0-0 libgvnc-1.0-0 libmediaart-2.0-0 libnetcf1 libnl-route-3-200 libosinfo-1.0-0 libosinfo-bin
  librados2 librbd1 libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 libspice-client-gtk-3.0-4 libtagc0 libtracker-control-1.0-0
  libtracker-sparql-1.0-0 libusbredirhost1 libusbredirparser1 libvirt-bin libvirt-glib-1.0-0 libvirt0 libxen-4.6
  libxenstore3.0 spice-client-glib-usb-acl-helper tracker
Suggested packages:
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Setting up libvirt-bin dnsmasq configuration.
Setting up libtagc0:amd64 (1.9.1-2.4ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libtracker-control-1.0-0:amd64 (1.6.2-0ubuntu1.1) ...
Setting up tracker (1.6.2-0ubuntu1.1) ...
Setting up gnome-boxes (3.18.1-1.1) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu21) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...

If you want to check the version of the application, you need to run the following command. 

Linuxhelp user # gnome-boxes &ndash version
3.18.1

Now, you need to launch the application, you can do it through the Linux Mint search field.


Now, you need to type Gnome boxes on the search field.


When the application icon appears, click on it to launch the application.


The GNOME boxes application now appears on the screen.

With this, the installation of GNOME boxes on Linux Mint 18.3 comes to an end.

Tag : Linux Mint GNOME
FAQ
Q
How to Delete a gnome box?
A
Select one or more boxes. In the collection view, right click a box to be deleted.



Selection mode opens. Click additional boxes to select them for deletion.



Click the Delete button.



Click the X to confirm.
Q
Where does Boxes store disk images in Gnome boxes?
A
By default, Boxes stores disk images in the folder ~/.local/share/gnome-boxes/images/. If you are using other software that interfaces with libvirt, such as virt-manager, then Boxes will also read from the folder that software uses to store its images.
Q
What is a virtual machine in Gnome boxes?
A
A virtual machine is a simulated computer running inside another computer. The simulated computer is often called guest, while the real machine is called host.
Q
How to to store your Gnome Boxes disks (which can get large) elsewhere,?
A
you can use a symbolic link to move its location. Create a symbolic link from



~/.local/share/gnome-boxes

to your desired location:



$ rm -rf ~/.local/share/gnome-boxes && ln -s /p
Q
What is a gnome box?
A
GNOME boxes is an alternative to virtual box and VM Player to install
and run multiple local or remote virtual machines from one computer.
It is a perfect application to test any new operat