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Lubuntu on Virtual Machine: (minimum) disk space requirements?

Minimum system requirements for Xubuntu (...) 5 GB of disk space With Lubuntu, you can use computers with even less memory. I read the above as Xubuntu and Lubuntu both requiring ...
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How do I enable hardware virtualization technology (VT-x) for use in Virtualbox?

So I am trying to run Ubuntu in a virtualbox but on installing 12.10 from the .iso I was greeted by a warning telling me that audio wouldn't work then I pressed next and this popped up: Failed to ...
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How do I run multiple virtual desktops as one?

If I open 10 vbox windows at once, could I mirror the one task over all the virtual desktops?
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12.10 server install through virt-install is not seeing virtio network

export NAME=myhostname sudo virt-install --name $NAME --ram 4096 --disk $NAME.qcow2,size=9,bus=virtio,cache=none --network bridge=br0,model=virtio --autostart --serial pty --console pty ...
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How can I install Ubuntu on my virtual harddisk (one of the feature of Windows 7)

I would like to know how to install Ubuntu on my virtual hard drive which I created on Windows 7. The problem lies in making my virtual drive an active one. How can I make my virtual drive active ...
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Ubuntu hard drive space error during install

I am installing Ubuntu 12.10 on a Virtual pc and every time I get an error that there needs to be at least 4.8 GB available drive space. I have 16 GB on the virtual drive and I have tried to set it to ...
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1answer
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What to do if Installation in virtual machine says “no detected operating systems”?

I'm installing Ubuntu 12.10 in a virtual machine using Virtualbox with Windows 7 as the host OS. One of the steps is to follow the regular installation procedure, but then I encountered a problem ...
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Having trouble using Ubuntu 12.04 ISO in Virtual Box

I followed step-by-step from this site : Installing Ubuntu inside Windows using VirtualBox This is my system info: System Information -———————- Time of this ...
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Debootstrap chroot Installation Error

During initial installation (using both Network installation and CD ISO) of Ubuntu Server 12.04.1 LTS (64-bit) as a guest VM on XenServer 6.1 I'm getting this error: Debootstrap warning Warning: ...
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What to do to install Ubuntu 12.10 in Virtual PC?

After starting the VPC with the ISO captured it gets to the loading screen, everything seems ok and then the loading screen turns green. That is, after some seconds it changes to a screen covered by ...
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How to fix a failing grub-pc package installation in Hyper-V virtual machine?

I am trying to install Ubuntu Server 12.04 64 bit on a Windows Hyper-V virtual machine. I am having issues with the following error: the grub-pc package failed to install into /target/ I have tried ...
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Is there a free trusted vmware image with Ubuntu preinstalled?

Since the vmware virtual machine drivers are pretty standard I don't see any technical reason for a preinstalled image not to be portable. Although the above situation is obvious, I didn't find any ...
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Should I attach the Ubuntu ISO file to the virtual IDE Controller?

Steps 31-47 of this guide to install Ubuntu on a virtual machine (using VirtualBox) describe how to attach the Ubuntu instal ISO image file to the IDE Controller of the virtual machine. This has not ...
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How to install apps on virtualized Ubuntu system?

This question might seem to be basic and rudimentary, but I just have to ask because I'm not getting it. I downloaded XAMPP and Eclipse to my system and after starting Ubuntu through VMware I can't ...
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How to Install Ubuntu server inside Windows

Installation How do I Install Ubuntu server inside Windows? I want to install Ubuntu server inside my windows desktop?
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Can I install Ubuntu on a Windows computer without affecting other users?

I want to install Ubuntu but I do not want it to affect all users; the others do not want it. Is it possible to have Ubuntu only installed for one user (without affecting others)?
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How to install Ubuntu on VirtualBox?

I would like to know if anyone can help me with installing Ubuntu on VirtualBox 4.1.12. I'm really having trouble installing ubuntu on there. I am a first time user but always wanted to give it a try, ...
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How do I install qemu?

How do I install the qemu command? I type qemu and press tab and I get a list of several binaries installed. qemu-alpha qemu-arm ... qemu-x86_64 but no qemu. I type man qemu and it returns the ...
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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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Error when using “ubuntu-vm-builder” command to create Ubuntu11.10 guest on Ubuntu11.10 host

I want to create guest os(Ubuntu11.10) on host(Ubuntu11.10) with "ubuntu-vm-builder" command. some error is occured do you know how to diagnose to this case ? please Give me a piece of advice. My log ...
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Cannot load Ubuntu image in VirtualPC in Windows 7

I downloaded Ubuntu 32bit and when I open it in a virtual PC, it closes automatically. No choice to install in safe mode. I removed quiet and splash and added single but then it also closes ...
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Which Installation Process Should I Choose On The Virtual Machine?

This is what I have done so far: Downloaded the ISO for Ubuntu Downloaded and installed Oracle VM VirtualBox Set up my virtual machine in VirtualBox Mounted the Ubuntu ISO in my virtual machine ...
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How do I install the VirtualBox version from Oracle to install an Extension Pack?

I downloaded VirtualBox OSE from the Ubuntu Software Center but it seems that that version is limited. I prefer to have the complete version and don't really care if it's closed source or not. Can I ...
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Cannot install vmware-tools [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Cannot install vmware-tools I encounter this error: The path "/usr/src/linux/include" is not an existing directory.
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0answers
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How to install over http in virtual manager? [closed]

I am having a situation where I can not use a CD or PxE boot or wubi to install.I need to necessarily do an http install of Ubuntu.I am basically trying to create a guest OS in a virtualization setup ...
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1answer
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How to Launch a real install of Ubuntu already on another hard-drive in Windows 7 like a VM

I'm not too familiar with VMs and the like so this may not even be possible. Here is what I have: A real, full install of Windows 7 on hard drive A. A real, full install of Ubuntu 10.04 on hard ...
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Install Ubuntu on USB Flash Drive or USB powered external HDD?

I was thinking of installing Ubuntu on a couple of VMs. Would it be better to store each VM on a 8GB thumbdrive or store all the VMs on a 320GB USB-powered external HDD? Which one would be faster?
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How to install ubuntu on Microsoft Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V?

Is there a way (now or in the future) to install ubuntu-server-64 on a Microsoft Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V? I tried this quide: http://www.panterlo.com/2010/10/10/ubuntu-10-10-and-hyper-v-r2/ but you're ...
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3answers
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Ubuntu on Microsoft Virtual PC

Do you have tips or a guide how to install Ubuntu in Microsoft Virtual PC? I have found some (older) information, but I wonder if this is still valid. And it looks very "unfriendly".
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How can I run Ubuntu inside Windows 7?

I have Windows 7. I want to run Ubuntu inside it and don't want to loose any data.. How can I do this?