Using VBoxManage to run BioLinux, headless

1. Import the appliance

$ vboxmanage import bio-linux-8-latest.ova

2. Check if the VM was imported

$ vboxmanage list vms
$ vboxmanage showvminfo "Bio-Linux-8.0.7" | less

3. Modify the VM to use bridged network connection

$ vboxmanage modifyvm "Bio-Linux-8.0.7" --nic1 bridged --bridgeadapter1 eno1

4.  Start the VM in headless mode

$ vboxmanage startvm "Bio-Linux-8.0.7" --type headless

5. Check if the VM is running

$ vboxmanage list runningvms

6. Get the assigned IP address to the VM

$ vboxmanage guestproperty enumerate {`VBoxManage list runningvms | awk -F"{" '{print $2}'` | grep IP | awk -F"," '{print $2}' | awk '{print $2}'

7. Hard shutdown of the VM

$ vboxmanage controlvm "Bio-Linux-8.0.7" poweroff

8. Use SSH to connect to the VM