Oracle Virtual Box is a platform independent open source virtualization software available for Linux, Solaris, OSX, and Windows hosts.
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Error launching Software Management and Updating
am running Ubuntu 12.04, tried installing VirtualBox but ran into the following error.
E: Malformed line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list (dist parse)
E: The list of sources ...
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apt-get fails installin vbox
I just installed Ubuntu server 12.04 to be used as a headless vbox server. i set up the network config with the correct gateway, mask, and static IP. am using Google 8.8.8.8 as the DNS. my issue is ...
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Add Windows programs from VirtualBox to the Ubuntu programs menu
I have been using Ubuntu for years now, but for a few months I got my hands on a shiny new iMac, while I had it I messed around with Parallels Desktop and fell in love with many of its features. One ...
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Problems installing AWUS036H on Ubuntu 12.04 in VirtualBox
I'm trying to get my Alfa AWUS036H wireless card to work inside my VirtualBox, the drivers installed fine, and Ubuntu sees the USB wireless card but I can't get it to connect:
Here's my kernel ...
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Pause Virtual Machine before host Ctrl+Alt+REISUB
Ubuntu 13.04 commonly crashes (more often than linux should at least and I think its linked to a problem with PS/2 error handling...) and this forces me to run Ctrl+Alt+SysRq+REISUB to reboot it. I am ...
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VirtualBox Headless: Unable to create hostonly network
I am trying to create VM with the one Bridged interface and one Hostonly interface, but I keep getting an error as the I am not able to attach a device to the hostonly nic. I have done this:
# ...
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virtualbox cannot find vm of other user‘s vm in ubuntu
I created sersral virtual machines in virtualbox using root user,but when I changed to another user,the virtualbox cannot find the previous vm, how could I solve this problem?I tried to change the ...
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Backup Virtualbox Windows 7
I'm experiencing some problems with my current installation of Ubuntu 13.04. Is there a way to back up my current Virtualbox Windows 7 VM so when I cleanly install Ubuntu again I can just import the ...
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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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How make VirtualBox share virtual machine list in a dual boot system (Windows 7 and Ubuntu)?
I need that my VirtualBox on Ubuntu display in its VM list the VMs I created in VirtualBox while running Windows 7. Windows 7 partition is accessible and writable from my Ubuntu and I changed the
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SMBus/ BIOS error while booting Ubuntu 13.03 in VirtualBox
I am trying to boot Ubuntu 13.04 in VirtualBox, but every time I boot, I get an error that says "SMBus base address uninitialized - upgrade BIOS or use force_addr=0xaddr". This happens right after I ...
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MaaS - Fatal Error inserting ipmi_si
I'm currently trying to install a node with MaaS (virtualbox)
So after I've setup the Maas Controller, I start a second virtual machine
with pxe-boot. The installation process runs for some time and ...
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Disable Unity edge effects when running VirtualBox in fullscreen
I'm running Windows 8 from a VirtualBox machine inside Ubuntu 13.04, and I'm having some problems navigating in the virtual machine.
Many of the navigation options in Windows 8 (the new start menu, ...
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cannot ftp even when using bridge network and host only in virtualbox?
hi i am using virtual box with bridged network..i can ssh to the guess machine and ftp from the guest machine to the host but not the other way around. i am using ubuntu on both of the machines. i can ...
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Installing Ubuntu 13.04 on VirtualBox gives an internal error at the start
Installing 32-bit ubuntu with mostly defaults:
Gives me the following error:
I am trying to look for some troubleshooting steps to find what is causing the error. Any Help would be appreciated
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Virtualbox Ubuntu 13.04
In my Ubuntu 13.04 Virtualbox cannot install the extension package.
ErrorInstallazione dell'Extension Pack
/home/.../..../Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.2.12-84980.vbox-extpack non riuscita
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Trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 i386 as a VM in VirtualBox, the system crashes upon completion
I followed numerous tutorials to download Ubuntu 13.04, and it continues to crash at the end of the setup. I basically followed this tutorial. I am prompted to restart my computer at the end of the ...
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Auto-configure network in UBuntu
While trying to set up NAT to work with Host-only adapter, I've messed up the network config in Ubuntu Mini, and now it boots without network :(
Do you know can I make Ubuntu auto-configure itself ...
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Bridged Adapter in Ubuntu VM
After I installed Ubuntu this network setting from VirtualBox worked, but now it doesn't work anymore. It appears that Ubuntu doesn't have Internet. I think it's because in the meantime I switched my ...
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What Password do you Use When you're Installing Software on a Virtual Machine running 13.04?
I am using Windows 8 and through virtualbox I am running 13.04 and it would be just great if I could actually use it for what I wanted it: installing and running GNU Octave. I can't seem to because ...
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How to install Windows 7 in VirtualBox from Ubuntu 13.04? [duplicate]
Shortly after I installed Ubuntu 13.04, I installed VirtualBox in order to use Windows 7 in a virtual machine. When trying to install Windows I get the following:
Cannot find a driver for the ...
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Can i copy a machine from VirtualBox
I want to format my laptop and i'm wondering if i can copy a virtual machine (Windows 7), so i do not have to recreate it after formatting
like in VMware i just have to copy the file of the machine ...
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Specifications unmatch?
I am trying to install Ubuntu in Oracle virtualbox on a windows 64 bit host.
I get a message that I am using a i686 CPU (32 bits), where kernel requires an x86-64CPU.
My computer settings is ...
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Ubuntu virtual display help?
When the computer says that the virtual machine windows is optimised to work in 32 bit color mode but the virtual display is currently set to 16 bit.
What does it mean and what should i do?
Im using a ...
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Trouble with Ubuntu installation in VirtualBox
I'm having some problems getting Ubuntu to install. I'm running Windows XP Home (32bit) on an older Dell Dimension 2350 with 1GB ram, trying to install either Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (32Bit) or 13.04 (32Bit) ...
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Not able to launch Ubuntu after upgrade with 12.04 in VirtualBox
I am using VirtualBox 4.1.2 & installed Ubuntu 10.04. I saved so much data in it. Recently I started upgrading it to 12.04. During the middle of installing 12.04 packages, I shutdown my ...
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Weird bug in gedit - line numbers cut off on the left [closed]
gedit seems to have a bug - if the file has more than 9 lines, but less than 99, the line numbers get cut off on the left side. Does anyone have an an idea how to fix this?
I am running Ubuntu ...
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Xubuntu 12.04 LTS installed in vbox
When I run update manager, it shows updates of 212mb, but does not download or install them.
ditto, when I run
sudo apt-get update
it shows all the available updates, but does not install.
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How to DRP through ssh tunnel
So I have the following set up.
Note : Direct DRP wont work due to port forwarding and network reasons.
ClinetSystem | RemoteServer | VMinRemoteServer
what I am trying to do is create an SSH tunnel ...
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external USB drive via VirtualBox says it's busy
When I try to access an external USB flash drive with my running Ubuntu in Virtualbox, by going to the Devices -> USB section in the Virtualbox menu, it complains that the device is busy with a ...
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Error RTNETLINK answers: File exists
On 12.04, running as a guest in VirtualBox using two adapters, I was getting this error in response to ifup eth1
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Failed to bring up eth1
This was the contents of ...
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In VirtualBox, how do I set up host-only virtual machines that can access the Internet?
In setting up virtual machines with VirtualBox, I often want the following characteristics
vm has a static ip
host can access vm without port forwarding
vm can access the internet
I can move ...
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Using virtualbox
using 12.04.
I have the low graphics mode issue, but I know how to fix. I enter the terminal and try to use sudo to update nvidia. But when this happens, it tells me my password is invalid. I have ...
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Ubuntu on Virtaulbox - VT-x is not available [duplicate]
Since I couldn't load the boot loader after tons of trys, I decided to install it on a Virtualbox. I havn't tried it before and I'm still brand new to both Ubuntu and Virtualbox. The installation went ...
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What keyboard layout for Ubuntu 13.04 with 'English Apple Notebook'
I don't have a keyboard layout that matches my Macbook Air under Ubuntu 13.04.
Keyboard is 'English - Apple Notebook' http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2841
Ubuntu 13.04 under VirtualBox on a Macbook ...
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GUI doesn't coming up on ubuntu-12.04 [duplicate]
I am not able to start GUI in my ubuntu.
I have installed ubuntu-12.04-desktop-i386 on my Oracle VM virtual box.
when it boots up it shows a "running on low graphics" warning. then login credentials ...
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Mac OS VirtualBox Appliance for Ubuntu 12.04 for purchase?
Is there a Mac OS VirtualBox Appliance for Ubuntu that one can purchase? Specifically, I have the 64 bit 12.04 version that would act as a host.
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g++ fails to link to libmysqlclient
I use Ubuntu 12.04 on a virtual machine on my MacbookPro. I installed build-essential, mysql-server and libmysqlclient-dev. Both commands 'mysql' and 'mysql_config' work.
However, the following ...
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Screen Resolution issue on Ubuntu 13.04 installed under Virtualbox
I have Host OS -Windows-7 and Guest OS -Ubuntu 13.04.
Problem is when I open any web-page in browser e.g firefox, I can't see the bottom of web-page. I'm facing same issue with Remote Desktop ...
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Black screen on startup after update
My current system is based on :
Ubuntu 12.04
VirtualBox 4.2.12 (Windows 7 Host / Ubuntu Guest)
VirtualBox additions 4.2.13-85100 (because additions 4.2.12 are buggy with Ubuntu 12.04)
But since my ...
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Installation Failure of VirtualBox Extension
I'm attempting to add the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack 4.2.12 to my VirtualBox Settings. When it asks me for authorization, I enter the same password I use with Ubuntu Software Center or any ...
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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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VirtualBox Error
My Ubuntu computer won't load VirtualBox.
The message I'm recieving is:
Error:
Failed to create the VirtualBox COM object.
The application will now terminate.
Start tag expected, '<' not ...
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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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Host-only network with Virtual box and Windows host machine: cannot find device eth1
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VirtualBox network adapter name on guest machine is not fixed all the time, each time you have disable and enable host adapter from VB prefrences, the network device name post-appended number ...
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Oracle Virtualbox - Can it use iso-Files?
I currently run Windows 7 and have Ubuntu 13.04 saved on my PC as a .iso file, I think it failed to download, but it wouldn't run in oracle Virtual Box, does this type of file work well in the virtual ...
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Virtual Box not working after upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04
I had Oracle Virtual Box installed with Win 98 loaded into it. It was working fine when I had Ubuntu 12.10 and recently I upgraded to Ubuntu 13.04. After that I am not able to Start the WIN 98 OS ...
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Managing Virtualbox on Ubuntu Server
We have some Windows product testers that need versions of Windows to test on. I was wondering if there's a way to install Ubuntu Server, and then virtualbox, and then host these sessions over the RDP ...
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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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UNITY_LOW_GFX_MODE not working in 13.04
I set export UNITY_LOW_GFX_MODE=1 in my ~/.xprofile and it no longer has any effect in 13.04. Is there a way to disable all the eye candy? I'm running in VirtualBox and the Unity 3D mode with all the ...
