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Cannot get rid of pending Virtual Box Update

I had Ubuntu 10.04, and installed Virtual Box from Synaptic. Then I upgraded Ubuntu to 12.04, and next time I opened Virtual Box I was greeted by a message box saying there was a new Virtual Box ...
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My Ubuntu Precise 64 Bit PC's Boot Time is Two Minutes. Isn't that too much? Any Idea? [duplicate]

My Ubuntu PC boots up in 2 minutes. First minute goes for greeter session and the second minute goes for user login session. Is this normal? My PC's main spesifications are as below: Ubuntu ...
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How Can I Run Ubuntu via my VM?

I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 to run in VirtualBox alongside my Win7 64bit OS, without having to dual-boot. I added the 64bit Ubuntu iso to my VM, and powered it up so to proceed with the ...
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installing ubuntu 12.10 VM on a win 7 host

I attempted to install Ubuntu 12.10 on Oracle Virtual Box and I had difficulties. I am using a Windows 7 64-bit host machine. I set the VDI disk size to dynamic at 8GB and the Base memory at 644MB. I ...
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Virtual Windows 7 on Ubuntu host; Not able to share folders

I have a Windows 7 64 bit installed in Virtualbox on my Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit. I have network running in both, and I would like to share my (Home\Dropbox) folder on my Ubuntu with Windows. But I haven´t ...
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can't execute some exe files in win7 32bit virtualbox VM share folder which is created by ubuntu 64bit host

I installed ubuntu12.10 arm64 version, then installed virtualbox 64bit and win7 32bit VM. I created /mnt/share folder and shared it with win7. In win7 share folder, some exe files could be executed, ...
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Virtualbox on Ubuntu 12.04 and 3.5 kernel compilation problem

I have installed the 3.5 kernel under Ubuntu 12.04. When I install virtualbox I recieve the following error. Setting up virtualbox (4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2) ... * Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules ...
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Problems running 64bit Virtual Machines in VBox even with a 64-bit OS

So I'm running Kubuntu 12.10 x64: uname -v -p #29-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 19 10:26:51 UTC 2012 x86_64 and Virtual Box 4.2 installed from the VBox repositories. Any time I try to install a 64-bit OS as ...
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What version was installed? x64 or i686? What's the difference exactly?

Okay, so heres my problem. I recently started migrating several services to individual VMs on my box, using VirtualBox 4.1. I created a new VirtualBox VM with guest type "Ubuntu (64 Bit)". I've ...
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Why can't I Install 64 bit Ubuntu inside Microsoft Virtual PC? [closed]

I have Intel Core 2 Duo processor which is x86_64, I have installed Microsoft Virtual PC on this Intel laptop, when I tried to install x86_64 Ubuntu(amd64) on my Virtual PC, I get a kernel error ...
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VirtualBox not working

When ever i try to start a virtual machine i get this error. I have Ubuntu 12.04 (64bit) and Kernel Linux 3.2.0-27-generic
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Can't install a 64-bit virtualbox on 64-bit 12.04

I have freshly installed 64 bit Win 7 and 12.04 Ubuntu dual boot machine (via a wubi install). I verified that Wubi installed 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04 and I specifically downloaded and installed the 64-Bit ...
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can't install ubuntu 12.04 64-bit in VMware or Virtualbox on windows 7 64-bit system

I need help! I just got a new 64-bit system and want to run Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit in VMware or Virtualbox, not sure the difference between the two so doesn't matter there. Anyway, I had no problems ...
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install a minimal 64bit Ubuntu 12.04 server virtual machine to use alongside a 32bit Ubuntu 12.04?

I would like to install a minimal 64bit Ubuntu 12.04 server virtual machine to basically be able to use a terminal to run 64bit code alongside my 32bit Ubuntu 12.04 gnome session on my 64bit ...
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amd64 virtual machine in virtualbox

I have ubuntu 12.04 $ lsb_release -rc Release: 12.04 Codename: precise $ uname -a Linux pablo-desktop 3.2.0-20-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 27 16:42:26 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 ...
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Unable to enumerate USB device on port 2 when connecting Android phone

I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 (64-bit) as a VirtualBox guest on a Win7 64-bit host. When I plug in my Android Epic4g (Galaxy S) both the host and guest see the device properly, however lsusb does not. ...
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New Ubuntu install, only see's 1 core of my dual core CPU

Brand new install of 11.10 64-bit Ubuntu. While getting my conky script up and running I kept seeing the error Conky: attempting to use more CPUs than you have! and that was weird because Ive never ...
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Lubuntu, set-up on virtual box

I was wondering:if I set up Lubuntu on a virtual machine, then I've to pick the Ubuntu 32 bit set up, correct?
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“CPU is not compatible with 64 bit mode” error trying to install Windows 7 (64 Bit) on VirtualBox

I installed VirtualBox from the Software Center on 64-bit Ubuntu 11.10. When I try to install a 64-bit Windows 7 guest I get the following error: Attempting to load 64 bit however this CPU is not ...
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Problems migrating Virtualbox VM from one ubuntu server to another

I have recently bought a new faster server and so I want to start migrating things over to the new server. Having my email server (zimbra) installed in a virtual machine I figured it should be piece ...
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Virtualization of Windows on Ubuntu 11.10 64 bit

Which is better and more efficient? KVM or virtual box for using windows on ubuntu 64 bit? I dont know much about KVM and I have used XP on Ubuntu 10.10 32 bit using virtual box,and it is very easy ...
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Installing updates froze virtual machine

I was just installing updates for 10.10 amd_64 Ubuntu desktop guest system, but the system seems to have frozen while applying changes, going into host-F1 terminals doesn't work. If I do a hard reset ...
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How do I run a 64-bit guest in VirtualBox?

I would like to have an Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit test environment. When I try booting the Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit installation CD in VirtualBox, the following message is displayed by VirtualBox: VT-x/AMD-V ...
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Desktop effects could not be enabled when i try to enable visual effects. This is a VirtualBox 4.0.2 Guest

I am running on a Windows 7 64 bit host. Running VirtualBox 4.0.2 Running Ubuntu 10.10 64 bit guest. Running VirtualBox Guest Additions 4.0.2 - I ran the 4.0.2 .run file i got from virtualbox ...
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Run 64bit OS in Virtual Box from 32bit Ubuntu

Is it possible to run Windows 7 64 bit from a 32bit ubuntu OS? I can reinstall Ubuntu as a 64bit OS, but would prefer not to if it is not necessary.
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VirtualBox Seamless Mode — No Window Borders?

(Before anyone asks -- I've installed the Guest Additions correctly. :] ) When I turn on on Seamless Mode for VirtualBox, it seems to work, but my windows no longer have any borders, and so I can't ...