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May/20

Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop Clipboard Sharing Not Working Using VirtualBox

Filed Under Linux, Virtualization at 4th May 2020 0:01 by

I have a desktop Ubuntu virtual machine(VM) ready to be cloned so I can spin up a VM as quick as possible. Recently, the machines would loose the ability to share clipboard and the fix is below: sudo apt install … Continue reading →

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Mar/15

Virtualbox Stopped Working After Installing Hypervisor

Filed Under Windows at 2nd March 2015 0:01 by

I got the message when I tried to run one of my VMs and got this or similar message about 64bit support: VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available on your system. Your 64-bit guest will fail to detect a 64-bit … Continue reading →

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Jun/14

Vagrant And DigitalOcean On Ubuntu

Filed Under Infrastructure at 30th June 2014 0:01 by

Overview Vagrant is a piece of software which allows (re)creation of virtual environments. By default it supports VirtualBox but other “providers” can also be used such as Amazon Web Services, VMware, etc. Vagrant creates virtual machines with specific resources and … Continue reading →

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Feb/14

Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions On Ubuntu Server 12.04

Filed Under Linux at 3rd February 2014 0:01 by

Overview Trying to install the VirtualBox guest additions in a non desktop system I encounter errors. Luckily the solution wasn’t too difficult to fix. Install Use the Virtualbox menu to install the guest additions CD image Mount the Guest Additions … Continue reading →

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Oct/13

Using VirtualBox Shared Folders With Ubuntu 12.04

Filed Under Virtualization at 28th October 2013 0:01 by

VirtualBox includes an easy to user shared folder option in the settings. It allows anyone to add a folder from the host computer and share it with the guest. All that is required is for the guest OS, in this … Continue reading →

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Nov/11

Resizing VirtualBox Disk

Filed Under Linux, Software at 18th November 2011 10:29 by

I ran out of disk space on my virtual machine and needed more space. I did not want to create a new disk and install from scratch but VirtualBox does not have any GUI tools which would resize a disk … Continue reading →

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Sep/11

Windows 8 Preview Unexpected Error Status: 0xc0000225

Filed Under Windows at 22nd September 2011 0:01 by

I tried installing Windows 8 Preview on Oracle VM VirtualBox but when it started it errored on a black screen with white writing and stopped. The error at the bottom says Status: 0xc0000225 Info: An unexpected error has occurred. The … Continue reading →

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Oct/10

Cloning HDD In VirtualBox

Filed Under Virtualization at 16th October 2010 10:42 by

A common use of Virtual Machines is to test and run stuff till they are trashed. The magic is that each VM can be brought back up in no time with combination of save points (A.K.A Snapshots in VirtualBox) or … Continue reading →