Questions about Virtualizing Ubuntu or virtualizing other operating systems within Ubuntu.
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Is there an open source alternative to Vmware vSphere Server? Like a Ubuntu or similar Distro with virtualization hosting built in?
I am looking at turning my old Dell 2650 and 2950 servers into Vmware vSphere Servers, however vSphere is very very expensive.
Is there an open source alternative that provides the same performance ...
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Video driver under lxc container?
Since LXC (Linux Containers) is a kernel level super-chroot, I've been wondering what sort of video driver the containers have:
My host is Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit machine with ATI gpu. Will the LXC ...
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Is there any virtualization software which can run x64 bit guest os without vt-x support Hardware?
I have Gateway NE56R laptop with Intel B960 processor, which do not support virtualization. But I want to install x64 bit guest OS on VirtualBox, it gives me error.
I have also used VMware ...
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Installing Guest Addition on 12.10 Server
I am encountering a lot of problem trying to install guest additions on Ubuntu 12.10 Server. I have tried many solutions provided in the internet but none of them are working. After mounting the guest ...
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What should i choose? LXC vs OpenVZ
As an alternative to Virtualizing several Ubuntu Servers im looking into the possibility of using containers. But I am not sure if I should go for OpenVZ or LXC. Can anyone recommend one of them, or ...
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Dual-booting my system with Windows 7 and Ubuntu and booting the same Windows OS into a VM while running Ubuntu?
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So essentially I would like to be able to physically boot from either W7 or Linux on start-up, but I would rather remove the hassle of having to shut down everything I'm doing ...
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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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Ubuntu 12.4.1 failing in vm both Vbox and Vmware on new HP Envy 4t-1000
Brand new to Linux, getting frustrated trying to get an environment up with Ubuntu. My primary goal is to learn Linux and Apache/PHP development. I need to keep my Windows OS as main on my machine for ...
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Bridging: Loosing WLAN network connection with 4addr on option - Why?
Question:
For use with my Xen VM, I need to create a virtual network interface (vif) that is bridged to wlan0.
If in /etc/network/interfaces I add
auto xenbr0
iface xenbr0 inet dhcp
And ...
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Windows XP guest in Ubuntu VirtualBox OSE VM does not install driver to use host's HP laptop webcam.
I recently created a virtual windows xp with Virtual Box OSE.
The sound and video seem to be working just fine. However, it does not recognize the webcam which I use to video chat with yahoo ...
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Virtual Machine does not recognize source media to boot. Need help!
I just installed the Oracle VM to create a virtual image of Windows XP because I had issues running Yahoo Messenger with Wine. So I decided to try the virtualization instead, but as soon as I ...
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i7 Turbo Mode not recognized in VirtualBox
Recently I made the switch to Ubuntu 12.10 as my main OS for my laptop. For the longest time, I've been running Windows 7 with Ubuntu 12.04 inside VirtualBox. As I found myself more and more inside ...
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How to setup IPv6 on ubuntu host with two VMs
I want to setup IPv6 network with two VMs(virtual box) on a ubuntu 12.04 host. One VM is backtrack and second is window XP. I want to know that how can i setup a fully IPv6 network so that i can ...
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How to share/access partitions from ubuntu VMware?
I am a beginner at Ubuntu. Here is my problem.
I have Ubuntu installed on my external HDD and I am running XP through VMware on Ubuntu, because my internal disk is dead at the moment. External HDD ...
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USB encrypted VM with Ubuntu
New User here trying to get involved with Linux. Let me first say that I am enthralled with the Linux community, everyone is very knowledgeable and willing to offer input.
Question:
I would like to ...
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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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cannot make live snapshots on ubuntu 12.04 xcp-xapi
I have installed xcp-xapi on ubuntu 12.04, I can run VMs perfectly but I cannot make live snapshots, I receive the following error message:
xe vm-snapshot new-name-label=my_snap ...
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Timeframe on push to autodeploy.zip?
Given the answer to this question (Stuck Pushing to /sdcard/autodeploy.zip) how long should one expect the push to take given standard USB?
I'm attempting the flash via a pretty hefty Ubuntu virtual ...
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virt-manager in php
can anybody help me to display details about the VM using PHP code. am using Ubuntu server and used KVM as hypervisor. Am trying to display cores, ram, memory alloted each VM.
i have tried all the ...
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What is the best method to build Ubuntu Linux from scratch?
I want to try out "Linux From Scratch" (LFS) using Ubuntu.
Since I know this could mess up my current Linux system, I want to know what is the best way to proceed.
What I've read so far is that I ...
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How to use old Windows 7 install in Ubuntu?
I have decieded to convert my Windows 7 laptop to Ubuntu. I virtualized the Windows 7 install and I thought I read that there is a way to launch the apps that are in my Windows 7 VHD inside Ubuntu ...
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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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virtualization, guest Network settings error
I have the following situation, I have a virtualization environment, the host is Ubuntu
Host information:
uname -a
Linux asic 2.6.32-38-generic #83-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 4 11:12:07 UTC 2012 x86_64 ...
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ubuntu 12.04LTS libvirt no conenction driver available
I am trying to setup a vm using xen under ubuntu 12.04LTS. I have installed the default libvirt version but I have some errors when trying to run:
$ virsh -c <uri> list
the errors are:
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Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS does not recognise wireless ethernet card
Setup Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS as a VM on windows 8 host PC. But the wireless card is not recognised though the virtual switch comprising of the wireless card (intel centrino) has been added as network ...
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Why isn't VirtualBox working for me?
Why isn't VirtualBox running virtual machines for me?
I have tried Microsoft XP, Vista, 7, 8 and Mac OS X all of which have failed to run for me. That is they 'start' when I send the command to ...
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Ubuntu display hitches after logging in
I have installed ubuntu 12.10 in VMware player. Before i log in the display is good but after logging in then the display changes.
a screenshot of my desktop
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Another Error in migration
i got error when vm migration "Unable to migrate guest: operation failed: migration job: unexpectedly failed " Please Help me
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libvirt with SPICE on 12.04 amd64
I'm using 12.04 LTS amd64 as a KVM host + desktop. I have a Windows 7 ultimate 64bit guest on this host. The installation worked perfect with the default (VNC display) settings. Everything also works ...
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Ubuntu Server Virtualization on Redhat Linux
Will Ubuntu Server 12.04 supports virtualization on Redhat Enterprise Linux.
I am facing a problem in Ubuntu Server 12.04. Ubuntu is not allowing me to get into admin rights.
Can you please help us.
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GUI doesn't start in VMWare
I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 in a Virtual Machine. It installed correctly but the problem is that the Graphical User Interface (GUI) does not start. I only get the command prompt where I can ...
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vmbuilder fails on chroot
I am trying to install virtual machine with this command, but have no success:
vmbuilder kvm ubuntu --verbose --suite precise --flavour virtual \
--part partitions.txt --ip 192.168.1.3 --hostname ...
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VMWare virtual machine won't boot after 12.04 upgrade
I was running an 11.10 virtual machine on VMWare Workstation 7.1.5 build-491717.
I tried to upgrade the other day to 12.04. After everything was downloaded and installed, the system asked to be ...
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How to make a LAN connection?
I am using Ubuntu on a virtual machine and I want to acces the internet from ubuntu. I'm having a LAN network on the main computer.
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How to set up virtualization servers?
I have 2 pcs that I wish to setup as virtualisation servers. One has an I7 cpu and another one that doesn't support hardware virtualisation. Can someone give me instructions to configure it? If I can ...
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VirtualBox: VERR_SUPLIB_OWNER_NOT_ROOT
I'm using virtualbox on ubuntu 12.10.
When I start virtualbox, it shows that VERR_SUPLIB_OWNER_NOT_ROOT.
I find that here is a solution. He used sudo chown root Applications. However, I do not find ...
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virtualization issues ( Vmware, virtual box and ram recognition)
I have 3 issues:
1 - VirtualBox is now failing after I have done a PAE change this are the errors:
Result Code:
NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component:
Machine
Interface:
IMachine ...
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How can i make an all-in-one Ubuntu VM for windows? Stick drive to Desktop in minutes
So What I want to do is make something that is essentially one file, for a "here try it" kinda deal. But I am not sure where to even begin. Im willing to read whatever anyone points me to.
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How can I assign a domain created on Windows 2003 on PCs that recieve an IP address from my Ubuntu DHCP?
I have three virtual machines:
1 Windows XP, 3 NICs, internal network
1 Windows 2003, 1 NIC, internal network
1 Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS, 1 NIC, internal network with three aliases (192.168.21.0, ...
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Why does ubuntu server switch to standby when using the xen kernel?
Question: I have a Linux server, which runs Ubuntu 12.04.
I installed Xen-server and paravirtualized an Ubuntu 12.10 as guest machine.
Bridged the network, and so far, it worked fine (after much ...
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How to do a full installation of Ubuntu 11.04 on USB
I am trying to do a full installation of Ubuntu 11.04 on my USB stick, which can be virtualized on vmwares or virtualboxes when I plugged my USB stick. The Ubuntu must be able to save my files on the ...
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How to access guest VMs from outside network?
My problem is how to access guest VM from outside network.
I am going to describe my problem in details.
I have single machine with Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS contains two NICs. One NIC is connected to ...
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Stuck in command prompt while installing 12.04 in VM Player
The full installation happens and the VM reboots and comes to a command prompt. When I log in, I get into the system but again get stuck there.
When I viewed a tutorial, it says after booting, a GUI ...
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CompizConfig Settings Manager won't work
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 on a virtual machine.
I just downloaded CompizConfig and I tried changing the sizes of the desktop icons and it did not work. I tried to change other setting but they also ...
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Ubuntu with Xen or VirtaulBox - VM able to see HDDs?
I was wondering if it is possible to set up a Ubuntu machine, with a CentOS command line virtual machine within (either with VirtualBox or Xen) that can run sas2ircu to link with host-bus-adapters to ...
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Sharing VMware Ubuntu guest Internet connection to win 7 host
I have read a lot from the forum and question about sharing host Internet connection to Ubuntu guest, but not other way round. I wonder if somebody know how to share VMware Ubuntu guest Internet ...
