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How do I enable 2160x1440 resolution on Ubuntu 21.10 on VirtualBox?

I am running Ubuntu 21.10 on VirtualBox on a Huawei Matebook 14 2021. The native screen resolution of the laptop is 2160x1440. I have also tried Ubuntu 20.04 with the same results. I've tried to add ...
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Unable to install VirtualBox Guest Additions for Ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]

I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 in Oracle virtual box but I am not able to install Guest Additions to maximize the Ubuntu screen. I have run the following command in the Ubuntu terminal but when I click ...
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How to install Virtual box guest in Ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]

I am trying to have virtual box guest in Ubuntu 18.04 but now able to succeed. peter@LAPTOP-UMBBINAR:~$: sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso peter@LAPTOP-UMBBINAR:~$ Reading package ...
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On Ubuntu 19.10's guest virtual machine, the login screen does no longer show up after installing VirtualBox Guest Additions, on host Arch Linux

Specs Guest: Ubuntu 19.10; Host: Arch Linux; VirtualBox 6.0.14; On host Arch Linux, I have virtualbox-host-modules-arch installed. | DE | KDE Plasma 5.17.0 | | CPU | AMD ...
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How to change terminal screen size/resolution on Ubuntu 19.04 Server with VirtualBox? [duplicate]

I installed Ubuntu Server 19.04 from VirtualBox on Windows Host. I have a terminal screen 800x600. VirtualBox does not provide me an option to change resolution. How do I change the terminal ...
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This system is currently not set up to build kernel modules. Please install the gcc make perl packages from your distribution [duplicate]

I am trying to Insert Guest Additions CD Image and then run VBoxLinuxAdditions.run I am new to Ubuntu and trying to learn. I am running Ubuntu 18.04LTS through Oracle VM v6.04r. My host laptop is ...
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How to upgrade Virtualbox 5.1 to current version (Win10 Guest)?

Since I upgraded my virtual Win7 to Win10 yesterday, everything seems to work fine, but sometimes windows and menus etc. appear strange, like there is some graphic issue. First I changed the settings ...
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manually install VBoxGuestAdditions.iso

I use Ubuntu 16.04 and have installed VirtualBox-5.1.38_Ubuntu r122592. Previously I installed VBoxGuestAdditions.iso by this command: $ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso Now I ...
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how to install Lubuntu on windows 7

i recently installed lubuntu 18.04 on a 32 bit laptop (toshiba) through a vbox, and it gave me these problems: 1. my laptop /vbox doesn't have the option for lubuntu 2. cannot boot lubuntu but there ...
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3D acceleration not working in VirtualBox

My laptop has an 8th Generation Intel Core i5 8250U processor, with an Nvidia GeForce MX150 GPU, 8GB RAM and a 1TB hard drive. I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit as a guest OS on Windows 10 64-bit ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 on VirtualBox Version 5.2.12 r122591:

I have installed the virtual box 5.2.12 on my Macbook (High Sierra) Then I've installed Ubuntu thanks to ubuntu-18.04.desktop-amd64.iso. So far so good even though it is really slow. Then I've ...
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gnome-shell using most of CPU in VirtualBox [closed]

I just installed Ubuntu 17.10.1 on VirtualBox an hour ago, and everything seems to lag. I allocated the system 4GB of RAM and 128MB of VRAM. I'm not sure if it's because of the fact that it only has ...
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Can't change resolution for KDE in Hyper-V VM

Installed latest version of Kubuntu (17.10.1) 64-bit from https://kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/ into a VM under Hyper-V on Windows 10 Pro. Resolution is stuck at 1152x864. Too small to read things ...
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Copying text from terminal

I'm working in Ubuntu as Virtual-Box guest on top of Windows machine (as host) I have generated a long key which I want to paste to gitlab - yet for some reason I cannot copy and paste it from the ...
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VirtualBox machine window is suddenly very small

I am running Ubuntu 16.04, and have an Ubuntu 16.04 VM running in VirtualBox. Today when I started up VirtualBox and started the VM, it didnt resize to fit my display. Instead it is stuck at 800x600, ...
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virtualbox guest system broken after installing virtualbox-guest-x11

After I installed the package virtualbox-guest-x11 on my guest system (Xubuntu 17.10) and do a reboot, I cant use it anymore. The reboot works, but when the desktop appears I first get errors that ...
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Linux VM error: VirtualBox kernel service is not running after installing Virtual Box Guest Additions [duplicate]

I installed Ubuntu on VirtualBox today. In order to have a shared folder with my host OS (Win 7) I followed the advise listed here: Shared_Folder When I start the VM now I get : VBoxClient: the ...
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Can't get 3d accel working in Ubuntu 17.04, Virtual Box. "Could not mount the media/drive ..." error

I'm following the directions here and in the related question here. I have run the following in my guest Ubuntu os: $ sudo apt install build-essential module-assistant dkms $ sudo m-a prepare But ...
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Removing default Virtualbox guest additions?

I don't want guest additions. I have Virtualbox on a Windows host running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS as a guest. How do I make sure that all the guest additions are removed from the Ubuntu guest? I so far ...
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Guest Additions copy & paste does not work on Ubuntu server

So I was able to do this: ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run I got the warning could not find the X.org or xfree86 window system, skipping When I do lsmod | grep guest I get vboxguest /*numbers*/ 3 vboxsf, ...
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VirtualBox VM's menu not visible, can't insert Guest Additions media

Usually in VirtualBox I can insert a "Guest Addition CD image" by selecting a menu item. In the same menu I think I remember some view options were available, for instance to allow free resizing. ...
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Unity 3D not supported in VirtualBox when installing Guest Additions via command line

As I understand VirtualBox Guest Additions can be installed via command line as: apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) virtualbox-guest-x11 Although there seems to be differences ...
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Starting on Ubuntu from VirtualBox

So I want to start using Ubuntu, but I don't want to install it, but rather use it inside VirtualBox. I already have Ubuntu installed that way, but I want to get the most out of it and I'm not sure ...
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Oracle VM virtualbox cropping

I am trying to setup Ubuntu 14.04 with Virtualbox and the setup goes fine, except is is very slow and laggy, as a side issue how can I speed up the virtual computer. My main issue is that during ...
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Getting Guset-Host file sharing to work under ubuntu 16.04 virtualbox 5.1

As cited in the title I have ubuntu 16.04 and virtualbox 5.1 with the vb extension pack. I've tried everything in both : How to share the files from Host to Guest in virtual box? Host-ubunutu/Guest-...
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How to turn write protection off of /media/cdrom0

I have a mid term exam for my Cyber Security and Network Systems class here in 6 hours, so I must get to sleep, and hope someone can help me out in the meantime! I am currently running Kali Linux ...
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Cannot insert guest addition cd image [duplicate]

Well, I tried a lot to insert the guest additions, like type in the command line sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run or something else. But it always runs like the pictures below. My host is Mac OSX, I'm ...
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Does it make sense to upgrade the graphics driver when running Ubuntu on virtualbox?

I am using Nvidia graphics card. I run Ubuntu 16 on virtualbox. Host OS is windows 10. Does it make sense to upgrade the graphics driver in my Ubuntu image running on virtualbox? My CPU also support ...
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colorful screen issue when installing Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS via VirtualBox

I see some strange coloured artifacts after installing Ubuntu in VirtualBox. How do I fix this problem?
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Upgraded ubuntu from 14.04 to 16.04 lts -Virtual box problem

So I upgraded my system but since after that I cannot use virtualbox I am getting the following error - Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either ...
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Unity does not load - VirtualBox

I have the same problem as described here. I tried almost all the solutions described on that post: export DISPLAY=:0 ccsm (when switching to graphic - nothing's there). or export DISPLAY=:0 sudo ...
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How to install VirtualBox Guest Additions for Ubuntu 16.04

What is the best way to install Guest Additions with all the resize and clipboard and file sharing features on Ubuntu 16.04?
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Cannot install and the code is not working: apt-get install virtualbox-guest-x11 [duplicate]

I am using a full fresh installed Kali Linux rolling edition. And please be specific to me while explaining the matter because I am very new-be in the world of Linux. My host OS is Ubuntu 15.10.
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Problem with resolution of Ubuntu 14 on Windows7 x64 Virtualbox5 [duplicate]

I'm running Windows7 x64, Virtualbox 5.0.16 and just installed Ubuntu 14.04. Ubuntu starts fine, but gives a very low resolution (e.g. 640x460). I tried running sudo apt-get install virtualbox-...
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How do I copy and paste files from ubuntu as host OS to Windows XP as guest OS in VirtualBox? [duplicate]

I just installed a virtual machine with Windows XP, but I am not able to copy and paste files from guest to host and vice versa, I set up clipboard setting on bidirectional but still i cant.
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Pixelated ubuntu virtualbox on windows host [duplicate]

I recently installed virtualbox Ubuntu on host Windows. I am new to Ubuntu and virtualbox. I made two changes and I would like help to understand which one (and why) it messed up Ubuntu. I had ...
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Why does Lubuntu not allow me to run the Virtual Box Guest Additions?

On most up-to-date Ubuntu flavours that I install in VMs in Virtual Box when I choose the option to Insert Guest Additions CD image... I am shortly asked if I wish to run what is one there, and when I ...
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Ubuntu on VirtualBox crashes when laptop goes to hibernate

I am running VirtualBox 5.0.14 on Windows 10. I am running Ubuntu Desktop (I tried 14.04, 15.10 and 16.04 (pre release)) in my VirtualBox environment. When my laptop goes to hibernate the Ubuntu ...
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Another VirtualBox screen size problem [duplicate]

I've just installed Ubuntu 14.04.3 in VirtualBox 5.0.14, and got the usual problem of only being able to get 640x480 screen resolution. I ran sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-dkms, restarted ...
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Virtualbox Seamless mode grayed out

I am running Kubuntu 14.04 LTS on a Windows 8.1 host, and I am trying to get it to work with seamless mode. Using latest version of VirtualBox. I have guest additions installed on the guest, and when ...
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Windows 8 host, Virtual Machine with Ubuntu 15.10. Reinstall with more VRAM, is it possible ? Or...?

I'm brand new to VirtualBox and Ubuntu, both. I have an HP 2000 laptop, 4 GIG of RAM and plenty of VRAM, 1.30 gigahertz AMD E-300 APU with Radeon HD Graphics,128 kilobyte primary memory cache, 1024 ...
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virtualbox setup - increase cpu after installation

I have just installed Ubuntu on virtualbox, however I have noticed when opening or minimizing an application, like firefox, is getting a little bit slow. Is it safe to increase the cpu usage to 2 (...
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Testing OS, external installation or virtualbox?

I recently installed Ubuntu on my laptop and so far everything is fine, it works great. However, as a newbie, I made the silly mistake of not documenting myself too much about all the possible ...
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Change screen resolution of xubuntu-14.04.3 using VirtualBox running on Windows 10

I want to run a development environment of Ubuntu on my Windows 10 machine, since I'm just using it for coding I thought I'd just download xubuntu since I only really need a lightweight OS to run on a ...
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How to install Windows 7 on VirtualBox on Ubuntu [duplicate]

I'm working using Ubuntu 14.0. I installed VirtualBox and Windows 7 installed on it. When I run Windows, the desktop is small and the rest is just grey. Changing screen resolution helped a bit, but ...
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Screen Resolution Problem with Ubuntu 14.04 and VirtualBox 5.0.10 [duplicate]

The Ubundu screen resolution 640*480 and not able to chnage. I installed the virtual machine in windows 10
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Installing Vbox Guest Additions in Ubuntu Server [duplicate]

I am running Ubuntu Server in a Windows 8 host. When I click the "Devices>>Insert Guest Additions CD image", I am greeted with a prompt that says: "Unable to insert the virtual optical disk : Would ...
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How to access windows file system in Ubuntu Virtual Box

I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 VM on Virtual Box. My host OS is Win 7. How do i access the file systems in VM? Is there a specific method to do it?
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Ubuntu in VirtualBox very slow even with Guest Additions installed

I tried to follow the instructions here: Why does a Ubuntu guest in VirtualBox run very, very slowly? However, I cannot get sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run to work as it says ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run ...
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Login loop with fresh install

I am trying to install 32-bit Ubuntu 14.04.3 as a Guest Host on VirtualBox V5.0.6, on Windows 7. Mind you, this is a fresh install. The very first (and all subsequent times!) that I try to log in I ...
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