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Virtualization-enabled dual-boot linux with universal access to data folder/partition
My situation: I want to setup my work laptop as a Windows + Linux dual-booting system (probably Windows 7 and Ubuntu) with the possibility of running the Linux installation as a virtual machine from ...
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How to match windows and linux mouse speed (with acceleration turned ON)
I have Ubuntu at work and Windows 7 at my home. Mouse speed on both OSes are very different so I feel very painful to adjust from one to another when I get to office in the morning and get back home ...
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Repair Windows EFI system partition from linux live OS
As part of my project I am working on a ubuntu based live os that can be used as system rescue disk for linux as well as windows.
Basically it will be used as a rescue disk in case of boot failures.
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Transferring files from host to guest in Virtual Box broken
I have a Windows host and an Ubuntu guest. I have drag-and-drop and copy-and-paste enabled both ways. When I try to drag or copy a folder over I get the folder but none of the contents. Tried with ...
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How to share a 3G connection through Ubuntu to Windows?
I have a laptop with Ubuntu 10.10 installed and internet connection through a 3G modem.
I set up a wireless network on Ubuntu, set up its IP to 192.168.0.1, netmask 255.255.255.0 and gateway 192.168....
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How to extend linux display(Ubuntu 19) onto a windows 32 bit
I was considering to use my old laptop as a second monitor. Although, I have been able to do this on windows using spacedesk but did not find any alternative for it on Linux.
I currently have windows ...
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How to access LVM encrypted partition from Windows 7?
Before any admin decides to close my question or put it on hold for being possibly a duplicate, I want to say that I have thoroughly and painstakingly done my research and tests of various software on ...
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Dual boot computer , vm on both partitions, can I run os from other partition without re installing it?
I have a dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 16.04 computer. I have VM Ware on the windows partition with windows 10 as a guest on it. On Ubuntu I have Virtualbox with Parrot, Kali Linux, and Whonix as ...
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Preinstalled Ubuntu os on virtualbox with Win7 host can't start X server
I just installed virtualbox on my Win7 machine and created a guest virtualbox system image from a existing Ubuntu partition (according to this guide). Unfortunetaly the Xserver doesn't start properly ...
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How can I set the screen resolution in VirtualBox during a system installation?
I want to record the installation process of some operating systems but VirtualBox, without VB guest additions, set the screen resolution to 800x600. So, is there a method to change the resolution ...
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Most of the files on a NTFS Partition show zero bytes as size after chkdsk on Boot
I was trying ubuntu from a bootable pen drive of ubuntu.
But Ubuntu was unable to access F: Drive, it was showing the following error message :
Error mounting /dev/sda2 at /media/ubuntu/New Volume:...
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Nothing will launch in VirtualBox Kubuntu 15.04
I installed Kubuntu 15.04 in virtual box on a Windows 7 Pro 64 bit host. It installed fine and so did guest additions. However, when I boot up the machine, I am able to log in, but when trying to ...
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MySQL server copied from Windows won't start on Ubuntu Linux
I have an external hard drive (formatted NTFS) to which I copied the MySQL data folder from a machine running Windows 7. I have been successfully able to start/stop/use MySQL on the Windows machine ...
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Ubuntu partition deleted and cannot boot
I accidentally deleted my Ubuntu 14.04LTS partition lately (with Arconis Disk Director under Windows 7), now I cannot boot either into Ubuntu or Windows. After I start my computer, I will be brought ...
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how to use HTTP over all computer? on windows and ubuntu
I'm using a HTTP proxy on firefox, something like proxy.mit.it:8080.
I can use firefox to access network.
Now I hope other applications on my laptop can also use the proxy to access internet.
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