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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 Gnome-Shell high CPU Usage

I have an Ubuntu VM that has 6 out of 8 processors at 60% exec Cap. lately I've been experiencing slow down on the VM, I looked it up and came across This Answer. This is the output of when I attached ...
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How to change config of existing unmutable VM(or clone it)?

I have created a ubuntu VM using Virtualbox on a windows host machine. I realised that I have assigned it more number of CPUs than my host has, and hence performance is pretty bad. So I tried to ...
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VirtualBox losing left window which shows virtual machines

There are virtualbox machines list in left side, I drag window on the right side to far left, so the left side disappeared. To reset the position of UI preference, but I didn't find the menu. So how ...
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Ubuntu stops working after I log back in from Sleep

I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS in VirtualBox Version 7.0.6 on Windows 11. Whenever my laptop goes to sleep while Ubuntu is active, after pressing a button and waking it up, my VirtualBox screen shrinks ...
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"nmcheck.gnome.org" pops up with Web Access Blocked, apt-get update returning error 503

I am operating Ubuntu 20.04 on VirtualBox, the thing is whenever I open the virtual machine a popup from nmcheck.gnome.org with the title HotSpot Login appears claiming that according to the network ...
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Virtual Box `*-1.1?-linux.vbox` files

After upgrading from Ubuntu 22.10 to 23.04, Virtual Box was also upgraded to version 7.0.6. Recently, I noticed that, besides the normal virtual machine definition files (e.g. Windows11.vbox or ...
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Errors were encountered while processing: eveusb

Whenever I try to download any sort of package or perform any process, it keeps giving me the error Errors were encountered while processing: eveusb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error ...
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Possibly of recovering data from virtualbox machine?

Tldr: vdi file corrupted, nothing i tried is helping I noticed recently that the save files for one of my virtualbox machines disappeared. I had it on an hard drive that’s plugged into an outlet, and ...
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Unable to interact with Ubuntu in VirtualBox after unlock screen

I have a VirtualBox (7.0.8 r156879 (Qt5.15.2)) machine with Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS. Usually it works without any issue when I start it. But after several minutes of inactivity when VM system locks out, I ...
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zlib unaccessible(connection timeout ) from Ubuntu 20.4 on virtual box but accessible on windows host

I was downloading https://zlib.net/fossils/zlib-1.2.12.tar.gz with conan c++ package manager on my ubuntu 20.4 ubuntu running on virtualbox vm, and noticed that i was constantly getting connection ...
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No option to create account on Ubuntu install

Installing Ubuntu 22.04 in VirtualBox and I'm not being prompted to set up a sudo account. I see the prompt to try or install, and once I select that it just installs the OS with no other options ...
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SSH showing no Output

I have not used SSH before so I'm probably doing something wrong. I am trying to connect to a VM via SSH. On the VM I ran ip a | grep inet which provided this output: inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo ...
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How can I delete a specific MOK UEFI key?

Dell vostro 3400-4654 laptop with Ubuntu 20.04 out of the box. First, after the purchase, I tried to install all the necessary programs. One of them is Virtualbox. The BIOS was like from the store in ...
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Why is my cursor offset when using dual screens on VirtualBox 7.0.8 Ubuntu?

I'm trying to set up dual screens with VirtualBox. I've got Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS installed with Guest Additions set up. I have enabled the second screen and it created a new window for it, but I cannot ...
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Having trouble installing Ubuntu onto VirtualBox

I'm on Windows 10 64 bit OS, running the current versions of VirtualBox and Ubuntu as a virtual machine. It always goes through the full first startup, but never shows the user login screen. Here's ...
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Virtual box making filesystem unwritable in Ubuntu 22.04

When i open virtual box and select a iso disk from a internal harddrive, all partions on the harddrive become unwritable. This issue exists even after restarting the system. Can anyone tell me a ...
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Firefox crashes Cinnamon in Virtualbox if 3d is enabled

I'm using Ubuntu 22.04, fully updated in a VirtualBox environment. VirtualBox is Version 6.1.38_Ubuntu r153438. Ubuntu on the guest is pretty generic - I've got Docker but not much else. My host is ...
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Keep getting "end kernel panic - not syncing unable to mount root fs on unknown block"

I'm trying to run Ubuntu on VirtualBox (on Windows 11). I followed the instructions here https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/how-to-run-ubuntu-desktop-on-a-virtual-machine-using-virtualbox#1-overview When I ...
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docker ubuntu wont start again on Ubuntu 23.04

In an online docker training course, the instructor mentioned that he has an Ubuntu virtual machine installed with Docker So I created via virtual box on my windows 11 host a ubuntu 23.04 VM which for ...
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dev/sda2 almost full; Low Disk Space on "Filesystem root"

I work in Ubuntu 22 on VirtualBox. /dev/sda3 is almost full: df -h --total Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on tmpfs 720M 1,6M 718M 1% /run /dev/sda3 24G 23G 411M ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 on Virtual Machine becomes extremely laggy after being in use for a certain amount of time

I am running a virtual machine through Oracle VM VirtualBox. I have installed Ubuntu 22.04 with the ISO guest additions. Initially when booting the machine the first time it is working perfectly, ...
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"zip I/O error: Bad address" error during zipping process

I have a Samsung Galaxy S8 with The Olive Tree's WebDAV app called WebDAV Server Pro (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theolivetree.webdavserverpro) which I used to mount my Android's ...
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Ive accidentally clicked restore current snapshot, can I cancel this?

I have accidentally clicked 'restore current snapshot' 'ok' instead of closing my last ubuntu session. I closed it immediateley without letting it load and have not opened the VM again but can see its ...
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Cannot SSH from Windows 10 to Ubuntu 20.04 server guest in VirtualBox

Trying to set up a Ubuntu 20.04 server guest in Windows 10 VirtualBox (sorry, don't know if it's a Ubuntu question or a VB question) which I can SSH into from Windows. I've done it with CentOS ...
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How to avoid store VBox log files in home directory

I auto start vbox headless. When doing so VBoxSVC-1654.log files are generated in HOME folder. How to avoid these, or to generate VBoxSVC log files in tmp folder instead of home
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WSl and Ubuntu both terminal having issue of the cursor blinking on left top corner nothing able to type

I already had wsl2 installed with ubuntu in my windows system earlier it was working fine but due to some requirement I need to install Virtual box after installing I'm facing wsl and ubuntu terminal ...
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Can't restart apache2

I already work on Apache2 so IDK where does this problem comes from. If I type "sudo systemctl retsart apache2" I got "Job for apache2 failed because the control process exited with ...
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How to start Virtual box machines automatically when booting? Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Desktop

I wasted one day trying to follow any guides that I could find in order to make my Virtual Box machine start after system reboot. Is there any updated in-depth guide that works with Virtual Box and ...
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Missing CDRom on Ubuntu Server install inside a Virtual Box VM on Windows 10 Pro host

I have just downloaded Ubuntu Server from Ubuntu website. I have installed Ubuntu Server inside a Virtual Box VM on a Windows 10 Pro Host (This host does NOT have a physical CDRom drive) I have gone ...
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Access of host TPM for VirtualBox Guest Win10?

I've recently installed Ubuntu 22.04.2 on my corporate laptop in a dualboot setting. There are things I need the enterprise Win10 installation for. I've successfully used VirtualBox in the past to ...
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How to fix error `No module named 'apt_pkg' in Ubuntu 20.04?

I have a VM running Ubuntu 20.04 inside windows and I tried to fix a problem, and now I get the error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'apt-pkg' I did run the code sudo apt install python3-apt ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 on Oracle Virtualbox - closes window by mouse click after activate

Host; Windows 10 VM: 7.0.8 Ubuntu: 22.04.2 LTS + Guest Addons Host key combination: left windows Mouse integration: on All works correctly. I press left windows key (do return focus to host) and Alt-...
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Why can't I SSH into virtual machine?

I am using Ubuntu 22.04 as host. Virtual machine is Ubuntu 20.04 with a bridged adapter. When I SSH into host machine from VM, everything goes right. But when I try SSH in reverse(from host into VM) ...
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How to Restore completely deleted Virtualbox Linux.VDI on Linux ? Already restored it but to DD image, don't have a backup

so I accidentally deleted the Linux.VDI from my Virtualbox it's a Linux/Ubuntu64 VDI, I had a success by restoring the file but only to a Linux.dd , I have tried different things to get it back ...
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Please remove the installation medium, then press ENTER - finishing Ubuntu installation in VirtualBox

I've just installed Ubuntu 23.04 in VirtualBox. Now the program says: Please remove the installation medium, then press ENTER: (please see the first screenshot.) I've seen this post, this post and ...
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How to allow copy and paste using virtualbox when host and guest are Ubuntu 22.04?

I am simply looking for a method that makes copy and paste between ubuntus 22.04 (host and guest) work.
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Installing mysql-server 8 - stuck at "Renaming removed key_buffer and myisam-recover options (if present)"

I'm trying to install mysql-server on a fresh vagrant box based on Ubuntu 22.04. That's my Vagrantfile. Vagrant.configure("2") do |config| config.vm.box = "ubuntu/jammy64" ...
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VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005), component MachineWrap, interface IMachine

I am trying to run Cuckoo sandbox in my Ubuntu 18.04 and got the sandbox VMs working in the headless mode. I want to see the STDOUT when the program is executing, for that I thought I will enable the ...
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Trying to install VirtualBox onto Ubuntu but having problems with the need restart is being skipped since spiky has failed

duo@duo-server-1:~/Downloads$ sudo apt -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following ...
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Can't create Host-only network on Virtual box 6.1.44 with Ubuntu 22.04 [duplicate]

When trying to create a host-only network on VirtualBox I get the same error listed in this post, and the listed solution is to use VirtualBox 5.0.14, but this is incompatible with Ubuntu 22.04. There ...
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fstab folder mounting not working

I was following this guide on how to mount VirtualBox shared folders. I've done every thing said in the guide. but the the folder is not auto-mounted when Ubunut is booted. i can mount it manually as ...
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Unable to make use of all available space as reported by Gparted

I run Ubuntu 22.10 as a VM in VirtualBox (VB) hosted by Windows 10, and since I was running out of storage I decided to extend it. I increased the size of the virtual disk using The Virtual Media ...
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Ubuntu server 20.04 temporary failure in name resolution

I have installed ubuntu server 20.04 in VirtualBox and setup static ip address. now I am trying to install golang but shows this "Resolving go.dev(godev)...failed:temporary failure in name ...
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Ubuntu taking long, long time to boot to login screen under VirtualBox

Recently installed Ubuntu 23.04 running under VirtualBox 7.0 on Windows 11. The time to boot to the Login screen is ~5 minutes. Seems to work fine following login. I have also noticed the same delayed ...
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`apt-get install` in guest unmounts all shared folders

I am running in a weird situation after having upgraded to Virtualbox 7.0.8 yesterday, everything went fine for a while, but all of a sudden most of the time during provisioning shared folder mounts ...
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Can I run ubuntu 17.10 python behavior on my ubuntu 22.04 (usb stick installation or virtual machin solutions ?)

I would like to run python 3.6 and JS project (2018) on my laptop but I have Ubuntu 22.04 installed and there are a lot of incompatibilities. As I have many other programs installed, I want to keep my ...
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Pre-Built (SEED Labs) Ubuntu 20.04 is behaving differently on my Machine

We are taking the Software Security and Web Security part of SEED Labs v2.0 as part of our Computer Security class. I have completed all tasks under Software Security; however, I got stuck in the Web ...
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can't log in to Ubuntu using the correct password

I am trying to log to my Linux Ubuntu with the correct password, but it is always say: "sorry, that didn't work, please try again" I am doing this 7-8 tries sometimes until it is log in. ...
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virtualbox no longer starts after upgrade from ubuntu 22.10 to 23.04

virtualbox 6.1.38 worked flawlessly under Kubuntu 22.10. The virtual machine (Windows 10 pro) ran without problems! Then I was offered the upgrade to Kubuntu 23.04, which I then also carried out. ...
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Ubuntu is very slow on VM

I recently upgraded my RAM from 4GB to 8GB on a 1TB Core i3 HP laptop. The assigned base memory of Motherboard on the VM is 4MB. I just found out that my Ubuntu is now slower than before. Could it be ...
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