«Simula 25th Anniversary Edition» Demo VM Images

These are VirtualBox OVA images for the «Simula 25th Anniversary Edition» demonstration VMs, created as VM build examples for the Virtual Machine Builder and System Installation Scripts and System-Tools.

💡 Description

1. Download <IMAGE>.ova and <IMAGE>.ova.asc.

2. Verify the signature:

   gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 21412672518D8B2D1862EFEF5CD5D12AA0877B49
   gpg --verify <IMAGE>.ova.asc <IMAGE>.ova
   

3. Import into VirtualBox (usually: via GUI), or alternatively via command line:

    vboxmanage import --options importtovdi <IMAGE>.ova
   

4. Boot the image, log in with:

   • User: simula
   • Password: simula4me!

📦 Image Builder Scripts

The image builder scripts can be found in https://github.com/dreibh/skf2026-example, branch «dreibh/simula25». The images in this directory have been generated by the script make-simula25-vms.

🔗 Useful Links

• Virtual Machine Builder and System Installation Scripts
• System-Tools – Tools for Basic System Management
• Packer
• DeepFakeECG Generator Plus
• HiPerConTracer – High-Performance Connectivity Tracer
• NetPerfMeter – A TCP/MPTCP/UDP/SCTP/DCCP Network Performance Meter Tool
• NorNet – A Real-World, Large-Scale Multi-Homing Testbed
• SEARCH – Synthetic Healthcare Data Governance Hub

04.06.2026 Thomas Dreibholz