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Problem with starting Ubuntu from usb
I installed Ubuntu on an USB drive with this program:
http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/download
As it said in the guide, I wanted to start it directly from the USB with "Virtualize_This_Key.exe" but it ...
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How to access localhost:8080 running on ubuntu from windows running into virtual box?
I have the ip address for ubuntu machine, and I want to access the application running on localhost in ubuntu from my virtual windows box. Is there a way to do it? Typing the [inet address]:8080 ...
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Ubuntu server 13.04 virtual kernel inside virtualbox has just 16 colors
I installed ubuntu 13.04 server with virtual-kernel option inside of virtualbox to try it out. It does seem to be working faster then the regular image. But there is one problem. The terminal has just ...
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virtual machine inside ubuntu
i just want to get some information about virtual machines, I just would like to make a virtualization of ubuntu inside ubuntu, just to run unix benchmark to both ubuntu one with full computer and ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 server stops responding after some time
My Ubuntu virtual server always stops responding after being online for several hours.
It isn't pingable, SSH, FTP, NGINX, etc stop responding. However, when I login with with my VNC client, after it ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 stops working when installing on VirtualBox
So I've tried a couple of times and couldn't find the solution on internet.
My problem is that after the instalation is completed I press restart now but then VirtualBox stops working and I get the ...
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Installing Ubuntu 12.04 VM on Windows 7
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 as a VM guest, Windows 7 host (tried installing Ubuntu 13 before that, as a guest as well, but got the same problem) on VMware. My problem is that I end up on a ...
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Virtual Machine
I recently bought a Sony Vaio SVT13115FLS, first try to partition the hard drive and install ubuntu from a live usb, it not works because the Laptop never recognized the boot. Then I tried with Wubi, ...
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How to install Ubuntu 12.x LTS on Windows 7 Virtual PC
if possible, how to install Ubuntu 12.x LTS on Windows 7 Virtual PC?
I set "nomodeset" option but the installer crashes and closes Virtual PC just after couple of seconds after reboot (probably some ...
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virtual directory to ubuntu on windows?
Is it possible to create a virtual directory in windows that links to a directory on an Ubuntu 12.10 server?
If so, how?
I'd like to do it this way because it slows me down to constantly save & ...
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Proxy problem with Virtual Machines
Everything below relates to a Ubuntu Server 12.04 OS.
So, I created a VM at work (which needed a proxy).
I went and edited the /etc/environment file, and added in the proxy information.
This worked ...
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how can i turn a ubuntu as virtual Router [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 laptop. I want to use my Ubuntu 11.10 as a virtual router.
Please provide me with details to use Ubuntu 11.10 as virtual router. I want to make this machine itself as a ...
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How many CPU cores and RAM on VMware Player for Photoshop?
How much RAM and CPU core should I allocate for my VMware Player(Windows 7 x64 as Guest OS)?
My System Specs:
Ubuntu 12.10 x64
Intel i7 @ 2.20 GHz (4 cores + hyper-threading)
8GB RAM
750 HDD
Intel ...
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Why isn't Unity loading on VirtualBox?
I also tried Unity doesn't load, no Launcher, no Dash appears, and none of the solutions worked. The virtual machine runs Ubuntu 12.10 i386 and the host computer has Windows 7 x64.
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Virtual machine: Ubuntu as host and Windows 98 as guest does not work
I am trying to setup a virtual machine in ubuntu 12.10 my host system ( I dualboot on win7...).
After many efforts I succeeded to setup WM PLAYER 5 and even VM Worstation
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How to enable wired connection on an Android virtual machine? [closed]
I am running Android 4.0.4 on VirtualBox and I can't get my wired connection to work. How do I do that? I am using Ubuntu 12.04.
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Trouble connecting to wifi in Windows 7 VM
I run Ubuntu 12.10 as host and I am trying to use VirtualBox for gaming with a Windows 7 guest. I cannot, however, connect to my wireless internet in the guest. Any suggestions?
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After upgrading a VM to 12.04 my eth0 MAC is all zeroes
I did a series of upgrades from 10.04 to 12.04 on a VM under Xen virtualisation. Now for some reason eth0 won't start up, ifconfig says mac address is 00:00:00:00:00:00, I've tried setting the address ...
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What is the loopback device and how do I use it?
What are loopback and localhost?
Why do they exist, what are they used for, and how would I use them?
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How to set up and use a virtual python environment in Ubuntu?
Python virtual environments are used to create isolated python environments to avoid dependency and version conflicts, and also indirectly takes care of permission issues.
But what is the easiest way ...
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Error about hard drive size in Ubuntu 12.10 install from ISO in VM
I've been trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 on a Windows Virtual PC with a 32 bit ISO file, and get the following
strong texterror: "For best results, please ensure that this computer has at least ...
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In Ubuntu displays, why does it say I'm using a laptop but I'm using a Desktop?
I'm using Ubuntu on Oracle's Virtual Box aside from Windows because the vast of my friends are trying to get me to try it, I open it and activate full screen mode, yet it isn't all fullscreen. I ...
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Linux kernel: page substitution policy
I am supposed to answer for homework which algorithm is implemented in Linux for the virtual memory page substitution and also give some extracts of the code to prove that.
After some research I have ...
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Why does my MySQL remote-connection fail (VLAN)?
ubuntu-community!
Again I have a problem with my special friend MySQL :D
I have got two servers - a database-server and a web-server - who are connected via VLAN.
Now I want the web-server to have ...
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Why am I getting this error when trying to add a new site in Apache?
I'm trying to do some PHP work, and decided to install LAMP. I've followed the instructions on the following site here to install, and also add an extra site (using /var/wwww and having to gksu ...
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Problem using French (Switzerland, Macintosh) Alt+{KEY} combinations
Here's my problem:
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 in Parallels on a Macbook Pro (June 2012 model). The first installation of Ubuntu using parallels was fine; everything worked. In that installation, I by ...
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How do I get VirtualBox to work?
I can't seem to make VirtualBox to work, I've installed it and reinstalled by 3 ways: Terminal, Ubuntu Software Center and VirtualBox's official web site installation and I keep getting the same ...
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“Virtual Machine Manager” and “Virtual Machine Server” setup manual
Is there a manual available that covers the proper setup of a "Virtual Machine Server" with no GUI with an Ubuntu Workstation with a GUI and "Virtual Machine Manager" installed? Both are 12.04 ...
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How to install VMware on 12.10?
Before you say, yes I know this has been asked before. I have tried all the answers for older versions of Ubuntu, but can't get it to work for 12.10
When installing VMware, it doesn't let you do it ...
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How to bind a character device in /dev directory as the keyboard?
I have written an character device, I want to declare it as the keyboard and use it to generate events from the virtual keyboard?
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Can I use Dropbox as a virtual partition?
As if you have a FTP server and you can mount it on Linux, can you do the same with Dropbox? Or is not possible?
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How to mount a virtual hard disk?
Is it possible to mount a virtual hard disk (VHD, HDD, VDI, VMDK) on Ubuntu? How can this be done?
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Installing Latex on Virtualenv
I'm trying to install latex on virtualenv as a part of my project being uploaded to heroku. I used pip install texlive-latex-extra also easy_install texlive-latex-extra for packages ...
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Is it safe to install Ubuntu with an virtual drive? (With Daemon or Alcohol)
Is it safe to install Ubuntu with an virtual diskdrive (With Daemon, Alcohol, or MagicISO)?
Because I'm not sure, and won't take the risk.
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Pantech Link II, Ubuntu and Virtual XP
Okay this is my problem. I have a Pantech Link II, dmesg states:
[ 896.072037] usb 2-3: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci_hcd
[ 896.258562] cdc_acm 2-3:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
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Virtual System to have many servers .
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with a 2GB RAM . I am in a need of having 2-3 Ubuntu Server installation in Virtual Systems (I can give you the reason if its need to mention) . So i am here to know the ...
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Properly reboot frozen Ubuntu 12.04 with Android VM and VirtualBox running [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
My computer seems to have frozen. The mouse does not respond. This happens rather often on my various attempts to use Ubuntu ...
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Specifying a local iso to vmbuilder for KVM
I am trying to specify a local .iso image of the Ubuntu OS I would like to use to create a virtual machine of. According to vmbuilder kvm ubuntu --help, (and this post) you are allowed to specify an ...
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running windows on a virtual machine for portability in case my laptop goes bellyup [closed]
I work as a software consultant who works primarily in the windows environment. My laptop is my lifeline and I can ill-afford any downtime if it goes belly up. Somebody suggested running windows in a ...
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Unable to Copy files from Windows to Ubuntu Virtual Machine
Unable to Copy files from Windows to Ubuntu Virtual Machine. I am having Admin rights also in PC and I am unable to downlaod the VMware tools, not only that any files unable to copy from Windows 7 to ...
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Virtual PC error, Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU
I use Virtual PC with Windows 7 Unlimited version, I have AMD processor, I have installed Windows XP mode, which works fine, I would like to install Ubuntu Linux Operating System, but unable so far, I ...
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Use second Ubuntu Desktop as external Monitor
I have an Ubuntu 12.04 installed on my iMac and would like to use my other old iMac, also running Ubuntu 12.04, as an external Monitor. Functionally if I were to move my cursor to the extreme right, ...
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How can I update from 10.04 to 11.04 (including Plymouth) on a virtual server?
I'm unable to upgrade. Every time I try the boot process gets stuck in Plymouth.
It's a virtual server, so no graphics and no grub either. How can I solve this problem?
Thanks,
Pete
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How do I upgrade my kernel on the Rackspace Cloud?
I'm running servers on the Rackspace Cloud -- the first-generation one, not the next-generation Open Stack one. I believe it's running Xen for the hypervisor.
I use the stock images from Rackspace. I ...
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Adding space to VMware Virtual Disk for running Ubuntu Server Guest on LVM Partition
I have been testing methods for adding space to an Ubuntu Server guest running on VMware. I have setup the server using LVM so I can add physical disks to to the LVM group and expand the logical ...
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How to record from 2 microphones to create a virtual environment (Binaural Recording)
I wish to make a recording using 2 microphones positioned at a distance mentioned here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_recording so I can make a "3D sound" recording. How can I configure Ubuntu ...
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I would like to make a Virtual Router on Ubuntu 12.04
I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 and would like to make a virtual router for my Android Device which only connects to infrastructure networks and not adhoc networks anyone who has any tips ...
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Problem Installing Windows 3.1 in Orcale VM Virtualbox [closed]
I had problems installing Windows 3.1 in Orcale VM Virtualbox.
After I click next after select printer, a window named Virtualbox-Guru Meditation appears.
HELP ME!!!
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Ubuntu apt-get install linux-image
I'd like someone to enlighten me as to what exactly goes on with aptitude when I want a kernel.
As we all know, there's pretty much the following kernel option:
linux-image-generic
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Cant see windows xp hard disk partitions in Ubuntu10.04
I am new to Linux and recently installed ubuntu 10.04 based on a vmware virtual machine at windows xp. when open ubuntu, left-clicking places->desktop, I can see windows xp hard disk partitions and ...
