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No space on Ubuntu/VirtualBox because of [big] shared folder
I have connected a huge external HDD (1TB) to the Ubuntu running in the VirtualBox (Mac) as a shared folder. Everything works good, but it looks like the system takes content of the external HDD drive ...
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Cannot seem to use “Page Up” when running Ubuntu within VirtualBox on a MacBook Pro
I have MacBook Pro and I'm running Ubuntu server inside VirtualBox and don't seem to have page up functionality.
How can I scroll up and see missed lines in the terminal when running running Ubuntu ...
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How do I copy and paste text from Mac Host to Ubuntu Guest in VirtualBox?
I cannot copy and paste text from my Mac (host) to my Ubuntu Server (guest) in Virtualbox.
Solutions I tried:
Enable Bidirectional in Advanced Settings for "Shared Clipboard" and "Drag'n'Drop". ...
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Create a shared folder between Mac(Host) and Ubuntu(GUEST) on virtualbox
On my Mac I have virtualbox installed with Ubuntu.
When I go into the settings of the virtual machine, under the section that allows you to create a Shared folder I select the folder I want to be ...
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Ubuntu on VirtualBox character outputs differently
I am using Ubuntu 14.04 Server on Virtual Box + Mac.
When I type [, ], \, {, }, | etc I get the following outputs.
I have UTF on locale.
UPDATE:
I found that I can type | by right option+shift+| ...
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permission denied (publickey) but key seems is present
I hope I didn't overlook an answer but so far it seems I'm hitting a brickwall. I'm using VirtualBox on my Mac OS X with an Ubuntu 12.04 guest system. While it works perfectly fine with password ...
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How to create image in virtualbox?
I am running Mac. I installed recently VirtualBox to run an Ubuntu distro. I configured Ubuntu in VirtualbBox and installed all the software I need. Now I want to make it available to some colleagues ...
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My VirtualBox Ubuntu crashed. How can I access its files from my Mac?
I have Ubuntu installed in my Mac using VirtualBox. A few minutes ago it crashed, so I have no access to Ubuntu now, but I need a file in it!
Is there any way I can access my Ubuntu files from my ...
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Is Xfce supposed to run slowly on Virtualbox?
I'm having problems getting Xfce systems on VirtualBox to run smoothly. What I mean by slow is that moving or resizing windows looks very "laggy" (basically just windows jumping from one ...
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If I virtualise a server on my machine, can I access it in a browser?
I want to start playing around with Ubuntu Server on my machine (Macbook Pro) running off VirtualBox or something similar.
I want to do this so I can get used to using Ubuntu Server, and so I can ...
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Unable to do Port Forwarding in Virtual Box
I'm using Mac OS X 10.6. I have installed Virtual Box 4.1.0 in it. My Guest OS is Ubuntu Server 11.04. I have added a rule in Port Forwarding in Virtual Box ->
"guestssh" TCP 127.0.1.1 8080 127.0.0....
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VirtualBox on Mac: getting a network connection?
I've installed VirtualBox on a Macbook with Mac OS 10.6 and it's running great. Inside the VirtualBox I'm running Ubuntu 10.04. Really impressive setup and install process.
However, there's one ...
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Ubuntu Guest on VirtualBox on MacOS ping does not work, nslookup works perfectly
I have an Ubuntu guest -- more precisely Yahoo Cloud VM on Virtualbox on the top of MacOS. I have configured VirtualBox to serve internet connection to the guest using NAT. Ubuntu uses dhcp to get IP (...
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On a Mac, how to mount the Ubuntu installation image and install Ubuntu on VirtualBox?
On a Mac, is there a way to mount the image downloaded from Ubuntu and install Ubuntu on VirtualBox?
I could download that image and burn it to a CD-R or DVD-R if at home using a PC, but I am at work ...
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