34 lines
1.6 KiB
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34 lines
1.6 KiB
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
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<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
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<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="intro-starting">
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<title>Starting <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/></title>
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<body>
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<p>After installation, you can start <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> as follows: </p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<p><b outputclass="bold">Windows hosts.</b> In the <b outputclass="bold">Programs</b> menu,
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click the item in the <b outputclass="bold">VirtualBox</b> group. On some Windows
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platforms, you can also enter <userinput>VirtualBox</userinput> in the search box of the
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<b outputclass="bold">Start</b> menu. </p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><b outputclass="bold">macOS hosts.</b> In the Finder, double-click the <b
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outputclass="bold">VirtualBox</b> item in the Applications folder. You may want to drag
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this item onto your Dock. </p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><b outputclass="bold">Linux or Oracle Solaris
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hosts</b>. Depending on your desktop environment, an
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<ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> item may have been placed in either the System
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or System Tools group of your
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<b outputclass="bold">Applications</b> menu.
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Alternatively, you can enter <userinput>VirtualBox</userinput> in
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a terminal window.
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</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>When you start <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> interface is shown. See <xref href="configuring-virtualbox.dita"/>. </p>
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</body>
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</topic>
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