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Which Disk Driver do I need to install for my Kali Linux install in Virtual Box?
I'm using the 'install' option for Kali Linux Rolling edition in Virtual Box. After going through all the options I come to a Disk Driver selection page (see image). I do not know which one to select. ...
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Virtualbox on Linux without windows manager and win 7 as guest
is there a possibility for having a host system without gui (e.g. ubuntu server) and have a windows 7 guest fully working? The guest system should not be working in headless mode, I need a full ...
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Why won't windows let me have access to these virtual machines and how to get access?
No matter which iso files I download, regardless of the site I get it from, when I make an ISO file, I get this error:
Error while powering on: VMware Player cannot connect to the virtual machine. ...
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Can I run Windows 7 in a VM on ARM Processor under Ubuntu/Xubuntu/Lubuntu?
I'm trying to run a Windows 7 virtual machine on this device, and I want to use a host OS that supports VirtualBox. I want to throw on the least resource-intensive (CPU and RAM, HDD space is not a ...
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Possible alternatives to dual-booting and virtualization?
I am primarily a Linux user (Linux Mint). I am also a college student at an online school. My school requires that I install a remote access client (LogMeIn or GoToMeeting) so they can proctor me ...
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Would a network level WAN-blocked Win7 VM host be sufficiently secure with a WAN-enabled VM guest?
I have a client who is adamant about avoiding Windows 10. For the time being, they've accepted using Windows 7 with the network interfaces disabled, but they're looking for options to continue with ...
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VMware Workstation 15 Copy/Paste from Windows 7 Guest to Manjaro Linux Host is not working
When I try to Copy/Paste from a Windows 7 guest OS to the Manjaro Linux Host OS, I get the following error:
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I then searched for that directory in the file system of the Host OS, I found ...
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Does a virtual machine inherit the security features of its host?
I have a question about virtual machines.
If I run a Windows 7 or 10 virtual machine inside a Linux host, will the Windows machine inherit the security of the Linux host, or should I take all the ...
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No sound in Windows 7 Virtualbox VM running on Linux Host
When I install one of the 90-day Windows 7 trial VMs for Virtualbox on an Ubuntu 16.04 host, everything works fine except sound. The Device Manager shows an unknown audio device, but can't find any ...
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Is it posible to install debian as host and windows as guest and use nvidia drivers in windows "normally"?
i´m new in linux, but i started using debian in vmware. Now i have windows 7, and debian as a virtual machine.
But I really liked that i can personalize a lot debian, so I decided to use definetly.
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Tools required for a Web Development Project [closed]
I wanted to design a project in linux which could contain programming languages(C, perl, PHP, HTML, XML etc) basically a web based project.
Why i have chosen to build on Linux is because it is Open ...
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Can a partition with Windows 7 or 10 function as ambidextrous between physical and virtual use as guest under Linux VMware?
I’ve seen various notes about virtual to physical configuration, e.g. this VMware discussion and this VMware support page. However, some of them are in particular are a bit long in the tooth, as in, ...
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Virtualbox Linux guest partially freezing after idle period
I have a Linux guest VM in VirtualBox and if I leave it sitting for a while, e.g. >1-2 hours, often when I come back the guest UI is partially frozen. I searched this site for these symptoms and most ...
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How to run a minimal Linux inside a running 64-bit Windows 7
On my previous Windows Vista laptop, I used to run Portable Ubuntu Remix for Windows, which is based on coLinux, like the similar andLinux. This worked fairly well with limited system resources (a ...
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Recovery of a virtual machine (Centos, Windows, Oracle Virtual Box)
By mistake, I have deleted all files in my c:\linux\ folder where I had wmdk files corresponding to a virtual machine. Fortunately, there were in the recycle bin and I simply recovered them. ...
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