Questions tagged [guest-os]
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Xen/Ubuntu: Host to Guest Bridge Traffic Problem
Problem.
New Ubuntu/Xen host/guest combos seem to work perfectly except for a lack of host to guest ethernet traffic flow.
Specifically.
I create xen hosts and guests using the default/routine ...
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Insert guest Edition qemu/kvm | linux host, windows guest
It always takes me a lot of time to find the qemu guest edition for windows.
Simmilar as in virtual box, where it is called "insert Guest edition" there is a feature for qemu windows hosts. ...
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restore snapshot from VirtualBox to a real machine
I'm running a Virtual Box vm featuring Ubuntu 20.04. My host os is Ubuntu 22.04.
I'd like to move the guest os on a dual boot partition on my machine, possibly without losing any data about its ...
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QEMU, how to install win2K as Guest from install-CD
I have Guests-OS (Fedora etc) running fine with QEMU and u20.04 as the Host. I need to get some old pictures from an encrypted win2K backup CD. I have not found anything that will decrypt the huge ...
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apt error message ubuntu virtualbox guest [duplicate]
So i have just installed Ubuntu (Minumal Installation) on Virtual Box Mac. I cant install any software form apt. It gives me error saying
E: Unable to locate package cmatrix
i have had this problem ...
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Using Webcam and Microphone in Virt-Manager
I have a Kubuntu 20.04.1 LTS as my Host OS, and I have a Fedora installed as guest using Virt-Manager.
Is it possible to use the built-in Webcam and Microphone of my laptop in the Guest-OS using Virt-...
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Port seems open on Ubuntu Guest, I cannot connect to it from windows host using telnet
I have the following: windows 10 host, ubuntu 18 guest. I want to connect to a postgresql instance on guest.
On guest:
sudo lsof -i -P -n | grep LISTEN
postgres 649 postgres 7u IPv4 ...
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Ubuntu (guest OS in Vmware) shows a blank screen if CTRL+ALT+DEL key is pressed
I'm not an expert of Ubuntu but I'm learning it while using it for everyday tasks. my experience has been good so far. just that I face a few glitches sometimes.
I have this weird problem from the ...
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Want to install Windows 10 Pro as VitrtualBox guest system under Ubuntu
I will soon be receiving a "new" (refurbished) notebook. It comes with Windows 10 Pro. I plan to run Ubuntu, but instead of throwing Windows away, I wonder if I might be able to install it as a ...
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KVM Windows 10 guest no SMT/Hyperthreading
KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine)
Ubuntu 18.04
MSI MPG x570 Gaming Plus
Ryzen 5 3600
Nvidia RTX 2070 Super
I am utilizing GPU passthrough, the purpose of this setup is to give me optimal performance in ...
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VirtualBox installation message in Terminal: "this system is currently not set up to build kernel modules"
Full Terminal message:
Image in a link to imgur i guess
(AskUbuntu doesn't let me quote the whole thing here for some reason even though i tried to format it as the rules say.. so don't crucify me ...
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How do I create a shared folder after virtualization Windows 10 with VirtualBox on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS? [duplicate]
I have installed Ubuntu on my computer(moving from Mint). Everything is fast, secure and outright amazing.
But, I still need to use Windows for a few custom-built work applications. I tried using ...
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Network between host OS (18.04) and guest (*nix) in VirtualBox
Trying to get network up and running on a VM, but having some difficulties which I just can't figure out.
Host OS is Ubuntu 18.04, guest OS is nix-based OS where I can include and load the drivers ...
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Is this rendering because of VM, or do i need to install something else? unity, 18.04
In an attempt to avoid the gnome desktop completely, I installed Ubuntu from the minimal installer and installed Unity after with the command sudo apt install ubuntu-unity-desktop. This in VirtualBox.
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Graphics glitches in VirtualBox Ubuntu guest when 3D acceleration is enabled
I am using Ubuntu 16.04 as a VirtualBox guest on a Windows 10 host machine, I've installed and re-installed guest additions by following the instruction on this page. The drivers appear to be ...
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Enabling multiple screens on KVM/spice Ubuntu guest
I have installed Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 with KVM in a bare metal server. Then, using virt-manager, I have created a brand new Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 guest with a single QXL Video device and a Spice ...
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Guest os shortcuts are not working on ubuntu 17.10 in vmware horizon view and virtual box
I have installed VMware horizon client and virtual box and running windows OS as guest OS in both of them. When I used windows + D or alt+tab in the guest os in fullscreen mode, the apps are switching ...
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Bridged network
I've been having a hard time connecting my Ubuntu server to the WiFi.
Here's the situation. I have a windows 10 as host and the Ubuntu as guest in virtaualbox and I istablished a connection between ...
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Lubuntu as VBox Guest - Bad display
I am trying out lubuntu desktop 16.10 on Virtualbox and following the "Try Lubuntu without installing" option and the VM boots but when it loads, the display is garbled and not usable:
Maximizing, ...
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Can I run virtual machines with CUDA GPU?
Is it possible? I have nVidia CUDA GT555M 2GB and I'd like to have its power in guest OSs (mainly Windows, for games). I found few topics or questions about this, but they were kinda old, so I'm not ...
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Updated 16.04 does not work after login - how can I recover?
16.04 (now updated from 15.10, under Win7/VirtualBox 5.0.18 as a guest) starts, login appears, then nothing can be seen but the bare desktop background picture only.
Can I recover somehow, or return ...
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Ubuntu on VirtualBox very very slow (revisited) [duplicate]
Using Virtualbox 5.0 with Windows 8.1 as host and Ubuntu 14.04.2 as guest.
It is extremely slow. I have tried
1) Increasing the RAM size
2) Used multiple processors in Systems->Processor tab (have ...
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remote booting into guest os
I have installed kvm. and i installed Ubuntu as guest OS in kvm. Now I want to centralize the system. where my users will log in to to their guest account remotely. if yes how to do this?
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Virtualbox guest additions installation fails for shared folder support! [duplicate]
I am trying to setup Ubuntu guest OS on a Windows host system.After creating the new virtual machine, I am trying to install the guest additions and I am running sudo sh VBoxLinuxAdditions.run but ...
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Password doesn't work for desktop but does for terminal [duplicate]
I'm a Linux newbie, I'm doing quite well starting to get my head around it. But I've run into a problem. I don't plan to use the GUI much but here's the problem:
My root account password works in ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop under Windows 8.1 Hyper-V
Is it possibly to speed up the graphics of Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop under Windows 8.1 Hyper-V anyhow?
I've already decreased the screen resolution and disabled the COMPIZ video effects, but it's still ...
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How to access localhost using rdesktop?
installed android x86 in virtualbox on my host Ubuntu 13.10. I'm trying to access the guest from the host through remote desktop but I cant access through either remmina or rdesktop but i'm getting a ...
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Virtualization Ubuntu guest [duplicate]
I want to install Ubuntu on my laptop (i7 ivy bridge 32GB mem) and run a one or two Ubuntu guests.
Is there a step by step guide to help me do this?
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What are practical advantages of using linux-image-virtual kernel?
Ubuntu provides an alternative kernel package - linux-image-virtual, that is supposed to be optimized for use in virtual machines. What are actual optimizations and how much faster/smaller/better is ...
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VirtualBox: Start Firefox in Ubuntu via a Windows script?
I am using VirtualBox to run Ubuntu 12.04 as a guest in a Windows 7 host. I would like execute a command in Windows that will launch Ubuntu's Firefox. I tried VirtualBox's VBoxManage guestcontrol ...
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Run ubuntu 11.04 after full installation
I have did a full installation of Ubuntu 11.04 on a 8GB flash drive and I want to run it as a guest OS on a Windows 7 host computer. Can anyone provide a guide on how I can run it? Thanks!
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Need help to install persistent Ubuntu on USB drive [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Portable virtual machine with preinstalled Ubuntu for Windows?
I am a new user of Ubuntu. I would like to install a persistent Ubuntu 11.04 to my USB stick, and it should be ...
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vmware tools does not work in ubuntu 12.04 guest [duplicate]
I just installed ubuntu 12.04 on vmware workstation 8.0.4. I am trying to install vmware tools, but I got stuck on this step:
The filesystem driver (vmhgfs module) is used only for the shared folder
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Working with remote dekstop?
I am running an Ubuntu 11.10 virtual machine under KVM hypervisor, bridged, and connected to the local network. I installed VNCServer in the virtual machine and tried remote desktop, What happens is ...
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How do you get sound working on a Windows 7 guest OS in KVM on Ubuntu 11.10?
I have Ubuntu 11.10 installed on my work laptop. I have a Windows 7 (32 bit) guest OS installed using Virt-Manager.
Everything works fine, EXCEPT sound.
AC97 hardware is configured in the guest OS ...
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How to get Ubuntu guest VM to recognize second VirtualBox monitor?
Now that VirtualBox supports multiple monitors for guests, I decided to try it out with Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha3 (i386) as a guest.
Unfortunately, the second screen stays black and I can't even get xrandr ...
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How to connect to Windows XP(Guest OS) of the VirtualBox from Ubuntu using tsclient
I have Ubuntu OS and running Windows XP on Virtual Box of Ubuntu as my guest OS.
I wanted to know how can I be able to connect to my guest OS - Windows XP of Virtual Box using tsclient.
When I try to ...
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Ubuntu as guest OS (with Vista host) stuck at 800x600 resolution [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Higher screen resolution in VirtualBox?
I believe I've successfully got Ubuntu 10.04 installed as the guest OS with Vista as host on my laptop. But I have been unable to get ...
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