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VirtualBox is a platform-independent open-source virtualization software available for Linux, OS X, Solaris and Windows hosts. Guest additions need to be installed to automatically adjust the guest screen resolution. USB is supported through a proprietary extension.

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Ubuntu VirtualBox window "multiply" after being dragged

I'm looking for a way to increase performance in Ubuntu VirtualBox. After googling about 20 pages, some say enable "3D Acceleration" along with VMSVGA. This is my monitor after enabled it. I ...
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virtualbox: How do I fix NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0X80004005)

I am trying to start a windows oracle virtual box, but while the VM powers up, I get this error: VT-x is disabled in the BIOS for all CPU modes (VERR_VMX_MSR_ALL_VMX_DISABLED). Result Code: ...
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Ubuntu 20.04.6 on Virtualbox: Error - can't open display

Currently using Ubuntu installed on Virtualbox with Windows 7 as the main system. Was going through some ROS basics with rosrun turtlesim turtelsim_node and got errors like: qt.qpa.xcb: could not ...
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kernel is 5.19.0-38-generic but apt install linux-headers-generic says linux-headers-generic is already the newest version (5.15.0.58.56)

I don't know how the, recently installed, 22.04 has got in this mess but assume that a repository I added to get something in the last week caused this as I'm clearly booting into a 5.19.0-38 kernel ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Stuck in loading screen (Virtual Box)

I've installed ubuntu in virtualbox 1 month and i rebooted the VM today and i got stuck in loading screen. I restarted ton of times, the same problem. I restart my PC again the same. I tried like all ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 - Autostart VirtualBox 7.0

I'm trying to start VM boxes automatically on boot. A quick search yield 2 main solutions: using Stat-up Application (tutorial). No luck. using systemd service ( tutorial). Although when service was ...
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VirtualBox Freezes In Fullscreen Mode (Win11 on Ubuntu)

i installed virtualbox(6.1.38_Ubuntur153438) on ubuntu(Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS) then i installed windows 11 on that then i installed guest additions issue : everything is ok but when i trying to entring ...
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VirtualBox Ubuntu 20.04 VM Booting to Terminal After Power-Off

I have been working on an Ubuntu 20.04 VM for a project for about a week now. Between work sessions I have been just saving the machine state (not fully shutting the VM down) and resuming. For the ...
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Error while installing Virtual box extension pack

I have downloaded Virtual box 7.0.6 (VirtualBox-7.0.6-155176-Linux_amd64.run) and its extension pack (Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-7.0.6.vbox-extpack) from Oracle's site. Installation of the ...
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Does VMware Workstation support guest OS access to built-in Bluetooth?

I have an Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop host OS on a laptop with built-in Bluetooth and I installed VMware 17. Inside the VMware I installed Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop. I have a bluetooth headset and I want to ...
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May I know how to tranfer files from host machine(Ubuntu) to a virtual machine(windows 10)?

I want to transfer file from my host OS (ubuntu 22.04) to a virtual machine (Windows 10). I am using KVM to run Windows 10. I have tried so much but didn't found a way. So i though that someone from ...
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Why is my date modified before date created in Lubuntu OS?

I know that when the date modified comes before date created, it means that file has been copied or created for the first time in the file system. But I have only heard of this happening in Windows OS,...
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Can connect from one VM1 to VM2 via ssh but can't connect from VM2 to VM1 via ssh

I have a networking architecture which is built like this: A virtual machine which is called UbuntuLeft A virtual machine which is called CentOS A virtual machine which is called Ubuntu right All of ...
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Two files with exact same permissions, but one is opening read-only

On an Ubuntu 22.04 VM, when I look at my files, I see that they have read/write/execute permissions set up correctly for root and vboxsf: $ ls -lrt foo.pvs bar.pvs -rwxrwx--- 1 root vboxsf 23492 Jan ...
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How to clone a virtual machine (.vdi) to a physical system?

I've spent 3 weeks trying to solve this, but to no avail. I'm aware of the many posts on this topics. I've already read and tried at least: Migrate from a virtual machine (VM) to a physical system ...
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File or directory not found - FLUKA software installation

I am trying to install the FLUKA software from the binaries. The file for FLUKA and all its libraries were downloaded from the cern website in a .deb format. That provided me with a .deb file in the ...
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Ubuntu/Vagrant makes me log in every time I run a program within virtualbox

I am using Vagrant and Virtualbox running a virtual instance of Ubuntu. Every time I use the following command "exec /vagrant/build/test_gui" the logs and output of that program show for a ...
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When i run a virtual machine, its permissions change from 770 to 700 how do i change it?

my virtualization software is VirtualBox 6.1. I am trying to make a virtual machine accessible to both my sister and me. I created a user group consisting of me and her, changed group ownership to ...
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dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-dkms (--configure):

I am trying to run virtualbox, but its not working. Tried reinstalling it and came across an error. sudo apt purge virtualbox [sudo] password for vega: Reading package lists... Done Building ...
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Converting Ubuntu-Minimal 22.04 cloud image from .img file to VirtualBox .vdi disk image

I'm trying to use Ubuntu-Minimal 22.04 pre-built cloud image in VirtualBox. I've dowloaded .img file which (according to file util) has QEMU QCOW2 Image (v2) so I'm trying to convert it using qemu-img ...
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Unable to ssh to my virtual machine via Password authentication method

I am trying to access my virtual machine using ssh but it gives me the message "Permission denied, please try again". What I want to do is use my ubuntu vm as server and my physical machine (...
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ERROR When attempt to run Linux VM on Mac (VERR_UNSUPPORTED_CPU) [duplicate]

My Ubuntu version is Ubuntu Desktop 22.04.2. My OS is macOS Monterey 12.2. I am a complete beginner to Linux and im trying to learn a bit more about it since it's a very in-demand OS. When I attempt ...
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Unable to create sharefolder in ubuntu machine in VM

Trying installing guest image to have a share folder between host and VM ware(Ubuntu), here's the logs Verifying archive integrity... All good. Uncompressing VirtualBox 6.1.22 Guest Additions for ...
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VBox Clipboard sharing not running at startup

I'm running a Windows 10 host system, with VirtualBox 7.0.6 and a VM with Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS. I have installed the VBox Guest Additions (7.0.6) and I'm now faced with a weird issue: most of the GAs ...
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How to install Virtualbox with signed kernel modules

I have read Signing Virtualbox modules with EFI Secure Boot enabled. The procedure described there does not work as described with the --reinstall step. There is no detailed prompt. Note that VMware ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 guest not complete boot (VirtualBox)

Have just downloaded the .iso for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and installed in VirtualBox (latest version v7.0.6). Everything seemed to install ok (although taking around 60 minutes, which felt like a long time)....
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Terminal Doesn't Open After Install

I recently followed the steps here to install Ubuntu Desktop virtual machine using VirtualBox 7 using the Unattended Guest OS Install feature with the Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS image. Once I start the VM for ...
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linux live kit work trouble on ubuntu 20.04

Can someone please help me? I am having trouble getting Linux live kit to work. First I went and found the latest release. Then I downloaded it. Extracted the file. Then inside the file, there is a ...
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Setting up Network access for virtual ubuntu machine in Hyper V of windows Server 2012

I installed Ubuntu 22.04(lastest) in windows server 2012 hyper V. i created an External virtual switch , but i couldnt manage to get internet for my virtual machine (ubuntu) and i couldnt make it ...
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Mongo DB crash by a peak of the CPU Ubuntu 18

Update: As requested I am using 18.04.2-Ubuntu and about the MongoDB I have a virtual machine running several Node JS projects and a local instance of Mongo DB. The virtual Machine has only 2 GB of ...
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How can I limit link speed on Ubuntu server 20.04

OS:Ubuntu 20.04 server - Virtualbox Interface: enp0s3 I've been looking ofr a solution to limit link speed to 10Mb/s, half duplex and autonegotiation disabled. As I saw on the [link][1] guide but it ...
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cannot run virtualbox on ubuntu 20.04

The virtualBox used to work properly and there was no error before.Now I can't run any of the VMs, and see the message The virtual machine has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (...
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How to enable WIFI in Ubuntu running inside Virtualbox

So, I'm running Ubuntu in Virtualbox and when I tried to connect to WIFI through settings, it said that it can't detect any WIFI adapter. What do I do? I even tried disabling Virtualbox Host Only ...
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When opening Git Giu on Ubuntu 22.04 Virtual Box the screen does not show the graphics correctly

When opening Git Giu on Ubuntu 22.04 Virtual Box the screen does not show the graphics correctly. I have recently used the same functionality a couple days ago and I had no problem with it. I really ...
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Kernel panic: "initramfs unpacking failed"

What's wrong here? How do I fix this?
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E: Malfored entry 1 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list (Suite) E: The list of sources could not be read [duplicate]

I was installing virtualbox and when i enter this: $ echo "deb {arch=amd64} http://virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian > (lsb_release -cs)contrib > (lsb_release -cs) contrib" | sudo tee /...
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Opening apps installed in WSL Ubuntu 22.04 in Windows 11 [closed]

I just finished installing Ubuntu 22.04 in Windows 11 via Microsoft store. Once I click to open Ubuntu after install it opens in cmd, now I've installed other applications through cmd like VirtualBox. ...
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Will upgrade remove the Oracle VM VirtualBox software?

I decide to upgrade from Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS to 22.04.2 LTS, does upgrading will remove my installed software like for example Oracle VM VirtualBox? I have several virtual machines in, I don’t want to ...
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Xdotool not displaying any results

I am a beginner to Linux and really having fun using it so far, but it seems that there is a problem I cannot solve, or at least don't quite understand -- The xdotool from X11 Project doesn't work on ...
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VM Jellyfin files not seen

I have Jellyfin installed in Ubuntu 22.04 VM. It works fine inside and outside VM and I can access the folders (libraries) through Android TV. But the files inside are not listed. I have an automount, ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 VM randomly started crashing after 15 minutes of use

Using VMWare 16 on a Windows 10 PC. Started last Friday, the Ubuntu 22.04 VM would start getting slower and slower, and will eventually freeze. Only solution is to force end task of VMWare 16 and ...
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How can I dual boot Ubuntu Server and Ubuntu desktop

I need to create a VM on virtualbox that can dual boot Ubuntu server and Ubuntu desktop. Right now I have the Ubuntu Server 20.04, but for the life of me I cannot figure out how to add another boot ...
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Help with GUI issues

Hello Ubuntu Community! I run a VirtualBox VM with Ubuntu 22.04 on a Windows 10 host (with Intel Integrated Graphics). Yesterday I updated VirtualBox to the latest version (from 6.x to 7.0.6) and I ...
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Garbled text in GUI

This is what I see in some places on my Ubuntu 22.04 with Wayland and GNOME in a VirtualBox VM: It's particularly bad in VS Code: the dialog window (which is supposed to be about settings sync) and ...
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Signing Virtualbox modules with EFI Secure Boot enabled

I have a system (22.04.1 LTS) with an Nvidia card and with EFI secure boot enabled. Virtualbox refuses to run a VM and claims that if the system has EFI Secure Boot enabled you may also need to sign ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 VirtualBox occasionally becomes unresponsive and I have to Reset

I have Ubuntu 22.04 installed on a windows 10 machine using VirtualBox. Occassionally it will freeze (once while using it but mostly I find it frozen after walking away from the PC when I return. Has ...
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Can't boot ubuntu anymore... and I meddled

I installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS a few days ago on my brand new Dell Inspiron 7620 equipped with a dedicated nvidia geforce RTi 3050 gpu. Everything worked well... until I wanted to install virtual box. I ...
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Issue installing mysql in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

I am new to Ubuntu and I have been trying to install mysql on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS -hosted on a virtualbox but I keep on getting the same message regardless of what I try. I have tried to uninstall mysql ...
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How to make screen bigger in VirtualBox 7.0

I try change the resolution in GRUB, doesn't work, I cant find nothing about installing the guest additions from command as is this a server 22.04.1 LTS.
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python -v and python3 -V gives different version in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

python -V gives output as: python3.11.1 python3 -V gives output as: python3.10.6. What does this mean? Which version is my Ubuntu 22.04 using by default?
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