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I have Ubuntu 16.04 LTS version and trying to install VirtualBox.

I installed VirtualBox from command line many times and also today (05.03.2018). The installed version is 5.0.

I set-up the virtual machine. When I start it, the VirtualBox shows this message "You have Auto-capture keyboard option turned on. This will cause ...." and whole system is halted (my own laptop / host computer). I am unable to do anything after this point.

I tried to download the DEB file from VirtualBox website and install it; but it is not working either. It does not open Ubuntu Software and when I click the DEB file, nothing happens.

Can anyone please let me know that I am doing wrong?

Here is the picture of the error

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  • I have tried sudo apt-get update but it does not help.
    – Syed Kazmi
    Mar 5, 2018 at 16:23
  • Sounds like you assigned too many things to the VM. What are the specs of the computer, and can you provide a screenshot of the VM configuration (CPUs assigned, etc.) so that we can compare what you have available and what you're assigning, to better help you with configuring the VM?
    – Thomas Ward ♦
    Mar 5, 2018 at 16:26
  • Here is my host computer: photos.app.goo.gl/K3wqfbN0qQJytJXS2 I have deleted the whole VirtualBox now but I had following specs with the VM: RAM: 10Gb CPU: 4 OS: Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS Memory: 120Gb
    – Syed Kazmi
    Mar 5, 2018 at 16:32
  • When you say "memory" you mean disk space, correct? Also, try reducing the number of CPUs to 2 - you should never, in Virtualbox, assign more CPUs than you have physical cores in the system (and the x 8 just means you have hyperthreading enabled though you only have 4 physical cores).
    – Thomas Ward ♦
    Mar 5, 2018 at 17:21
  • Thanks for the answer. Yes, I meant disk space :) I tried it with 2 CPUs and it is working fine now. Thanks a lot!
    – Syed Kazmi
    Mar 6, 2018 at 13:14

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Try using gdebi. It will resolve dependiencies for .deb files. You can install it with:

sudo apt-get install gdebi-core

Then use 

sudo gdebi packagename.deb

in the correct directory.

With that said, virtualbox has given me the same issue on Ubuntu, but I didn't install the .deb file, but instead went with an alternative:

sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm

I've used both hypervisors and other vm software and this product works very well and is supported by Ubuntu's Server team.

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  • I'd also like to add that I'm running an i7 and 16 gb of ram, so I know it's a problem with Oracle's drivers, not lack of power.
    – David Kamer
    Mar 5, 2018 at 18:20
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    Thanks for the answer. I have been using the QEMU. It really works fine for me also. But I needed the Guest Auditions to copy and paste the commands. :)
    – Syed Kazmi
    Mar 6, 2018 at 12:59
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I had an almost identical problem on both Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 - including the total freeze. As far as I remember, the problem was somehow related to a meltdown/spectre "fix". The solution was to follow the instructions under Debian-based Linux distributions on https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads and eventually install virtualbox-5.2. Also see solution here: virtualbox crash on kernel 4.13.0-26.

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  • I think I was the third party repositories. I followed the steps and now it is working! Thanks a lot! :)
    – Syed Kazmi
    Mar 6, 2018 at 12:56
  • Just to add that the link was not working due to some reason. But I searched and found it easily! :)
    – Syed Kazmi
    Mar 6, 2018 at 12:58

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