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how to install Virtualbox Guest Additions for open edX?
I'm trying to install open edX devstack ginkgo release on my ubuntu 16.04 but there are many errors. I followed this:
http://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-installing-configuring-and-running/en/...
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No internet connection with bridge adapter
I had internet connection inside my virtual box but after not using it for over a week I am not having internet connection. (Similar question to the question posted on ask ubuntu)
The things that ...
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Cant access my websites inside virtualbox after the last Windows 10 update
Host: Windows 10 (updated)
Guest: Ubuntu 14.04.5
Virtualbox: 5.2.12 r122591 (Qt5.6.2)
After the windows update I tried to access my virtual machine and it kept giving me random errors. After of ...
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VirtualBox raw drive using UUID instead of device name
I want to attach an actual drive to a VirtualBox VM, so I followed the instructions here, which says to do this:
VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename /path/to/file.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/...
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Ubuntu on Oracle Virtual box becomes unresponsive
I have an instance of Ubuntu x64 16.04 guest running on a Windows 10 x64 Host. If I leave it running for an hour or two, it seems to lock and I can't get it to respond. I'm typically running it in ...
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Shared folders not appearing in media in Ubuntu guest on Oracle Virtual Box
I have an Ubuntu 16.04 guest running on Windows 10. When I add a shared folder to Oracle Virtual Box I don't see any errors appear, but I'm not seeing anything appear in my /media folder. I'm ...
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Deleting log files from VirtualBox
I created a virtual machine in VirtualBox, which will be used by other people.
In the VirtualBoxVMs-Folder, I found a folder called "Logs". There I can see three files: VBox.log, VBox.log.1 and ...
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Ubuntu VM won't start with 2 or more CPU cores
I have an virtualized ubuntu server 16.04.4 instance (from osboxes.org) that I run with virtual box.
It runs smoothly with a single core, but as soon as I add another cpu it won't start up:
The ...
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Installing docker on VM during installation via vagrantfile
I am trying to have Docker installed as part of setup of a VM via vagrant.
I have added to the vagrant file the following:
# Install Docker:
config.vm.provision :shell, path: "./shared_directory/...
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Cannot share folder or copy paste between Windows host and Ubuntu guest on Virtual Box
I'm using Virtual Box with a 64-bit Windows 10 host and a 64-bit Ubuntu guest.
The Virtual Box download and install are fresh from last week.
My problem is : I cannot seem to find a way to share ...
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Mouse gone and unresponsive keyboard after installing Guest Additions
I am trying to set up an Ubuntu VM in my Windows machine using Oracle VirtualBox. It worked fine until I installed the Guest Additions that enable the VM full-screen mode.
When I start up the VM now ...
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How do you keep VirtualBox network settings between Windows updates?
I have a Windows 10 (laptop) host running Ubuntu 16.04 in a VirtualBox 5.2.8 VM. When I initially installed the VM, I used NAT as my network adapter 1 and a host-only adapter for #2. This worked ...
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Adjusting Ubuntu filesystem to make use of enlarged partitions
I have increased the size of the extended and logical partitions in my Ubuntu VM as described here: Adding free unpartitioned space to the main Ubuntu partition
Now I want to add these new sectors to ...
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Used VBoxManage modifyhd --resize, actual size did not change
In continuation to Failure to resize a virtualbox volume
I used the following commands in order to increase the space available in my virtual machine (Ubuntu):
VBoxManage.exe clonehd "c:\users\a_b\...
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Can't drag-drop from Windows 10 to Ubuntu VirtualBox machine
Trying to drag/drop (or copy/paste) files or folders from my Windows-10 (x86-64) machine to an ubuntu VirtualBox machine. It does not work.
My VirtualBox version is: 5.1.26 r117224. Guest machine is ...
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64-bit option missing for Ubuntu guest on Windows 10 host
Any thoughts? I've already tried whatever I found on web, still no luck.
Problem: While trying to create a new Ubuntu Guest VM on my Windows 10 Laptop using Virtual Box (v5.2.6 r120293), I see no ...
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VirtualBox suddenly gives "Linux Kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded ..."
I've been running Ubuntu 16.04 with VirtualBox 5.1.18 for months to run Windows 10 in a VM. Today starting the Win10 VM gives the above error message and says to
Please reinstall the kernel module ...
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Reach web-application on host OS from within VirtualBox
I'm running an OSX host with an Debian box inside virtual box. How would I be able to reach the guest OS (i.e. web-app on port 3001) from inside my VM?
I tried ifconfig from inside my VM, taking that ...
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Can share folder be bigger in size than the virtual hardisk of the guest os [closed]
I have ubuntu operating system(guest) installed on windows server 2016(host) and i have shared a folder within them. My scenario is that shared folder can be up to 10TB and my virtual hard disk for ...
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Ubuntu VM won't run when assigned more than one CPU in Oracle VirtualBox
I've got a 64-bit ubuntu 16.04 VM running in Oracle VirtualBox 5.2.0 on a Windows 7 Pro host. The host has 12 physical cores (24 logical) so naturally I want to run my VM with more than one core!
The ...
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Why is my Ubuntu build laggy when moving windows?
I have the following system:
i5 6400 skylake processor @2.7ghz quad
Amd Radeon r9 380 4gb gddr5
8gigs of ram ddr4.
250gb Samsung 850 pro ssd
I am trying to run Ubuntu and Xubuntu for that matter @...
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Connect two VMs with static IPs in VirtualBox
I've got two instances of Ubuntu Server running in VirtualBox, mimicking a cluster we're putting together. I'll be using static IPs and communicating with SSH/MPI, which works on the real machines, ...
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VirtualBox Ubuntu lags at 4K resolution on powerful PC
I'm running the latest Ubuntu on Oracle VirtualBox. When I keep the window at default small size, it runs almost as smoothly as the Windows 10 host. However, when I maximize the window, the lag ...
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Will running another OS On virtualbox slow my computer down after I have stopped it?
If I install another OS, say Ubuntu 17.10 on virtualbox will it slow down my computer at all? Will there be any noticable difference even after I turn off the vm?
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Increasing storgage size of Windows 7 VM on Ubuntu 16.04 host
I have a Windows7 virtual machine running on Ubuntu 16.04 host. I ran out of hard disk space on my Windows guest. I tried resizing the disk size from my host as follows
VBoxManage modifyhd Win7-64bit....
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Virtual Box - Critical Error - Failed to create the VirtualBoxClient COM object
I was running a VM when it fell into an error state because of lack of disk space. I killed the process with kill <pid>, as it wasn't responding, closed VirtualBox, and freed up some space on my ...
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VMware or Virtual Box! Cannot install Opensource OS
I cannot install ubuntu/linux or Windows OS in Vmware/Virtual Box in Windows 7 host. I had used these before on my Windows 7 32 bit OS. Recently I formatted all the drives (Clean Format) and installed ...
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Windows 7 VM taskbar disappears if I go up to a resolution > 800x600 Oracle Virtual Box
The host OS is Ubuntu Gnome and my hypervisor is Oracle Virtual Box. I've made sure that my drivers are up to date on the VM, and I set the scale factor to 100%. Guest additions ISO has been checked ...
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VirtualBox, macOS, Ubuntu guest screen flickering red
I am using a 27-inch Mac with Sierra installed. I have VirtualBox 5.1.26 (with guest additions) with an Ubuntu 16.04.3 VM.
When I run it full-screen with 3D acceleration activated, there is a ...
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How can I mount internal ext4 drive as storage for Linux VirtualBox with Windows 10 host?
I have a Windows 10 host PC and a Linux Mint 18.2 virtual machine under Oracle VM VirtualBox (V 5.1.26r). The Windows OS and VirtualBox run from the same hard drive, and I would like to extend the ...
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How Is it possible to access web app hosted on ubuntu virtual host from other computer on same LAN
The web application is set up in ubuntu installed on virtual box as Guest with Windows 10 as host. The website is accessible from Windows at port
localhost:8080
But need to access the website from ...
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Mouse and Keyboard not working on VirtualBox guest
I set up an Ubuntu virtual machine through virtualbox. Everything was fine until I troubleshooted copy/paste issues I was having. I solved those issues by running VBoxClient --clipboard in the ...
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How to set a virtualbox differencing disk to immutable
i have a shared disk in virtualbox (called multi-attached in gui) i want to keep it shared but make vm disk sharing it immutable after i've made some changes to it is this possible in virtualbox?
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Setting up DHCP for Virtualbox VMs
I have my own physical server, on which I run Ubuntu 16.04.2 Server OS as well as other virtual machines (using Virtual Box 5.1.22). I have 4 physical network cards which I want to bundle to each ...
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Windows 10 guest OS stuck booting in Virtualbox on Ubuntu 16.04 host
Microsoft offers these downloadable virtual machine images for cross-browser testing (IE8-IE11 and Edge). My host OS is Ubuntu 16.04 (64-bit) and I'm running Virtualbox 5.0.40_Ubuntu r115130.
The ...
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Virtual Box Guest Additions not working as expected
I created a Ubuntu 14.04.5 virtual machine in Virtual Box 5.0.2, and my host machine is under LMDE 2.
Since a few weeks ago, everytime I create a new VM the guest additions won't work properly ...
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How to access Virtual Box guest localhost website through another guest?
I am using internal network in VM1 and VM2. VM1 is also connected to host machine internet through bridge adapter. VM1 and VM2 are both virtual box machines running ubuntu server.
How can I access ...
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VirtualBox Ubuntu no longer reading from boot medium
I've been using a Ubuntu VirtualBox machine for the past couple of months. Today, I logged on as normal and started programming, but when I first logged on there was some pop-up related to ...
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Bridged Adapter on Ubuntu Server 16.04 not working in VirtualBox guest running Windows 7
I have Ubuntu Server 16.04 with GUI (why? I'm lazy!). I have installed Oracle VirtualBox WorkStation 12, and have created a VM that I have installed Windows 7 on, but I cannot get networking to work ...
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How to change number of cpu cores in VirtualBox virtual machine?
I have changed number of cpu cores with following command:
VBoxManage modifyvm "Ubuntu_16_04" --cpus 4
When I check with
vboxmanage showvminfo Ubuntu_16_04 --details
I get:
Number of CPUs: 4
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boot an installed linux virtually on mac
I'm using MacBookPro-Early-2015 OSX-10.10.5 .
I have an ubuntu installed in (hd0,gpt3) which boots correctly if I chose it in EFI boot option.
I want to boot it virtually from OSX using virtualbox or ...
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Ubuntu guest OS on VMware Player 6.0.4 takes up too much disk space
I have an Ubuntu 15.04 guest OS running in VMware Player running in a Windows 8.1 host OS. Of late I used VMware Player's "Suspend" feature to resume my work later on, however every time I try to ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 on VirtualBox cannot copy/paste
I cannot copy and paste to or from my ubuntu VM. Here are the steps I have taken to no avail.
In Settings:
Storage > Advanced > Shared Clipboard = Bidirectional
Storage > Advanced > Drag'n'Drop = ...
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linux disabling users from script
I am a beginner at scripting but I created a text file called disableusers.dat which contains only usernames that are already created in the file location /home/daniel/var/local/nsu/data and I’m ...
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Error Starting VM on Vrtual Box
I cannot start any VM in VirtualBox
It stuck at Starting Virtual Machine - 0%
I'm getting the following error when I end the task:
Result Code:
E_FAIL (0x80004005)
Component:
SessionMachine
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Flat and dark colors in VirtualBox Win7 guest in fullscreen mode only
I'm using VirtualBox 5.1.10 on a Ubuntu 16 host machine with a Nvidia GTX 970 and the proprietary drivers. The guest system is Windows 7 Pro 64bit. The only purpose of this VM is to run Adobe ...
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cant enable 3d acceleration in virtualbox
I have recently configured virtualBox 5.0.30 on an Ubuntu 16.04 server host, with phpvirtualbox as the "front end". However I am unable to enable 3D acceleration on my vm's as the check box is grayed ...
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VirtualBox - Long Path in Shared Folder with OSX Host and Linux Guest
I have created a Linux (Ubuntu) VM by VirtualBox under OSX. But I'm experiencing Protocol error while creating files with long paths in shared folders (existed files are accessible though).
Is there ...
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Virtualization is not available within ubuntu image that was installed through virtual box on Windows 7 [duplicate]
I have windows 7 system where virtual box is installed and virtualization is enabled.
In virtual box I have installed ubuntu image that is also have installed virtualbox. But within that box ...
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New Ubuntu VM is not booting properly
I am attempting to create a Ubuntu VM using VirtualBox. I have successfully done this in the past.
I started by downloading the 64-bit desktop Ubuntu OS from the website. I then created a VM using ...
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