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How do I get the maximum resolution on Ubuntu in Microsoft Virtual PC?

I've spent way too much time on this than I care to admit; I'm new in the Linux world, and I installed Ubuntu 9.04 on a new virtual machine. My problem is getting the screen resolution I would like - ...
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How do I setup a working Wifi/Internet connection on Windows 10 hyper-v?

I have set up a Ubuntu 18.04 instance in Hyper-V. But I don't have any internet connection withing my VM. I am working on a laptop, connected with Wifi. I have tried the following. Created an ...
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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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Virtualbox: Raw linux partition not booting

I have a dual-boot laptop with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04. I am trying to boot the ubuntu partition from windows using Virtualbox. I have successfully created the .vmdk, and created the virtual ...
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Creating Ubuntu VM with VirtualBox

I am trying to set up my very first virtual machine via VirtualBox (4.1.8). I created the machine and selected Linux → Ubuntu inside VBox's installation wizard. I then went to run the machine for the ...
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Run both Docker and Virtualbox on Linux? Or Docker within VM?

Short version: I think I messed up wanting to run both Docker and Virtualbox on Linux at the same time and I'm thinking I should I migrate my docker setup into its own virtual machine? System Summary (...
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Setting Hostname as IP on Linux for Hadoop VM

How can I have an Ubuntu server VM set /etc/hostname/ to the value fo the VM's assigned IP address automatically on startup? I'm creating an Ubuntu server VM image to run Hadoop. When a client ...
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Not able to mount/install vmware tools

I'm using the vmware player 6. I installed Mint 15 Olivia (MATE 64bit), everything is fine...except that I cannot install vmware tools. When I start the vm and click im vmware menu: player/manage/...
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Can I run a 32bit version of Windows XP in a Virtual Machine, on a 64bit machine running Ubuntu (64bit)

I believe my title is enough.. I have a 64bit Computer running Ubuntu (64bit). Can I run a 32bit version of Windows XP in a Virtual Machine (VirtualBox)?
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Virtualization software for a Mac

On my PC running Windows 7 I use VMware Player to run Ubuntu in a virtual machine. What would I use in my MacBook Pro to run Ubuntu? What about for running Windows?
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How do i set up shared folders in virtual box (windows 7 host, Ubuntu guest)?

I have windows 7 (host), virtual box, and BioLinux6 (a varient of Ubuntu) as the guest OS. how can i set up the shared folders to be usable for read and write in both OS without having to re-mount ...
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VMware with Windows 10 not recognising keyboard input running on Ubuntu 16.04 host

I am trying to migrate my Windows 10 machine into a virtual machine which I can run under Ubuntu 16.04 which is my preferred OS. I used VMware vCenter Convertor to move all my files and the OS into ...
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Can a physical partition with Windows XP be directly used for booting a Virtual Machine? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Booting into a Virtual Machine from a physical installation (there are a lot of similar questions but I did not find one which seems to fit my scenario): I have a PC with ...
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No host only interface in VM

I am trying to configure a "Host only" interface, but it is not working. What works: I am able to create a host only interface vboxnet0 I am able to enable one interface in my VM configuration to ...
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How to make Ubuntu VM in VirtualBox accessible from the internet?

I'm trying to set up an Ubuntu server in VirtualBox. The host is Windows 7 x64. The guest is Ubuntu 11.10 x64. I want to make this server accessible from the internet. How can I do it?
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