Tag: virtualbox

Must have applications on Linux

The below list of applications is a must-have for any Linux system. Not just for convenience, but additional capabilities too. The below list of applications is a must-have for any Linux system. Not just for convenience, but additional capabilities too. Download From internet Firefox Thunderbird Android Studio VirtualBox Google Chrome Mega InsyncHQ Spotify Vivaldi Browser … Continue reading Must have applications on Linux →

How to enable the UEFI in VirtualBox for a Windows 10 virtual machine running on Linux

This is for those who missed checking the UEFI checkbox in the settings prior to installing Windows 10 in VirtualBox. Do the below at your own risk, take appropriate backup, First, check and confirm if BIOS Mode is Legacy, which means MBR is the partition and not GPT. To do this, press Windows+R and run:msinfo32.msc … Continue reading How to enable the UEFI in VirtualBox for a Windows 10 virtual machine running on Linux →

Error installing virtualbox downloaded from the virtualbox site

Downloaded virtual box .deb file for Ubuntu installation. Received error about unsandboxed installation. The solution to the error is to provide the _apt user the rights to write into the folder as shown below: $ sudo chown -Rv _apt:root /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/ <enter> $ sudo chmod -Rv 700 /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/ <enter>

Phone not detected with adb in the VirtualBox Ubuntu guest

If you create a Linux Virtual Machine using VirtualBox, then you will find that when an Android Phone is connected to the computer via USB port, it will not be detected in the Linux virtual machine. To overcome this, in VirtualBox select Machine->Settings->USB and check Enable USB Controller and also check Enable USB 2.0 (EHCI) … Continue reading Phone not detected with adb in the VirtualBox Ubuntu guest →

Install kvm or virt-manager on LinuxMint or Debian or Ubuntu

Check if kvm can run on the computer $ sudo kvm-ok <enter> If it returns lines as follows, then it will work INFO: /dev/kvm exists KVM acceleration can be used Install qemu-kvmOpen a terminal window and enter the commands below.$ sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-viewer virt-manager <enter> $ sudo adduser <user> libvirt … Continue reading Install kvm or virt-manager on LinuxMint or Debian or Ubuntu →

VirtualBox does not open .vdi file after it is used with kvm

If you installed VirtualBox and later changed your mind to use the .vdi file with kvm, it will work, but when you go back to VirtualBox, it cannot be used. This is because, when it was opened with qemu/kvm, the owner and group became root. To open the file again in VirtualBox, open a terminal … Continue reading VirtualBox does not open .vdi file after it is used with kvm →

Install Windows 8.1 Preview in VirtualBox

Windows 8.1 Preview cannot be installed and run directly in VirtualBox. It displays the following error message (some text like this): Error Code: 0x000000C4 Parameters: 0x0000000000000091 0x000000000000000F 0xFFFFF80238F5BA80 0x0000000000000000 After you have downloaded Windows 8.1 Preview from the Microsoft Website, set up a new Virtual Machine in VirtualBox. In my case, I named the machine … Continue reading Install Windows 8.1 Preview in VirtualBox →

Things to do after Fedora Linux install

So you have now upgraded to the latest Fedora Linux Operating System? Congratulations. You will now need to learn how to use the Gnome 3 desktop environment and also customize your desktop and install additional software. Below is a list of things you can do after you have install Fedora 16 on your computer. Improve … Continue reading Things to do after Fedora Linux install →

Install VirtualBox on Fedora 15 or Fedora 16

Download the latest rpm file from http://www.virtualbox.org and install it using: # yum install dkms <enter> # rpm -ivh VirtualBox*.rpm <enter> If after this you get an error of: (Failed, trying without DKMS) Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules [FAILED] (Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong) # cat /var/log/vbox-install.log <enter> This shows following message: … Continue reading Install VirtualBox on Fedora 15 or Fedora 16 →