Boxes is a simple GNOME 3 application to access remote or virtual systems. It is based on a design from Jon McCann and Jakub Steiner.
(Planned) features
- View, access, and use:
- remote machines
- remote virtual machines
- local virtual machines
- When technology permits, set up access for applications on local virtual machines
- View, access, and use virtual machines on removable media
- View, access, and use shared connection / machines
- Share connections?
- Upload / publish virtual machines
- Select favorites
- Search for connections
Use cases
- Connect to a local virtual machine for testing.
- Connecting to a work machine from home.
- Connect to a work machine over a low quality cellular network.
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Get Gnome Boxes:
Gnome Boxes get git repository here. To clone the latest development version run:
git clone git://git.gnome.org/gnome-boxes
Releases source tarballs are available here
Recently, Gnome Boxes released version 3.3.5. Ubuntu 12.04 can install it using this ppa:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jbicha/dev sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gnome-boxes