A guide to "multipass" (tool to manage VMs, similar to LXD)
multipass is a tool to manage VMs, similar to LXD that manages containers. multipass is a snap package, therefore, you can install on all distros that have snap support. Here is a practical guide on...
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Help installing Ubuntu on virtual box
I get the following error when I try to install Ubuntu on my virtual box on my Win 8 pc.
View Article[ubuntu] Can't go forward with Ubuntu installer on Virtualbox
Using the graphical installer on both ubuntu-mate & lubuntu - when I get to the keyboard layout screen there is no "continue" button to click next to the "back" arrow - the page isn't wide enough...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu Server Network connection Virtual Box
Hello, I am beginner on Ubuntu server and linux in general. I would like to connect a virtual ubuntu server to both a virtual lan network as well as the internet. For this I've enable two networks...
View Article[lubuntu] Lubuntu 14.04.5 Install stuck in cd / && run-parts --report...
I'm new to Linux, and I've been trying to install Lubuntu 14.04.5 since yesterday evening. I'm trying to install Lubuntu 14.04.5 from a live CD, the first time it gave me the known bug running the Live...
View Article[all variants] help getting TRIM to work on ssd
I have Xubuntu 16.04 installed with VirtualBox on a MacBook Pro host. I set the hard disk type to be SSD on VirtualBox. But recently I found TRIM doesn't seem to work. For instance, the following...
View ArticleUnable to Enable S3 Texture Compression with padoka-ppa and driconf
Hi, The other night I tried a fresh Ubuntu MATE 16.04 install onto a new SSD. I've found previously that the padoka-ppa drivers work well for 3D Acceleration with VMware Workstation installed running a...
View Article[ubuntu] SFTP Help Needed On Ubuntu Azure VM
SFTP server works fine using Filezilla, but one of our vendors requires that FTP be functional from a DOS prompt. (I don't remember is this is passive or active FTP.) Login works fine. ls command gives...
View ArticleMac-on-Linux
Hi, Could someone tell me if Mac-on-Linux will work on a AmigaOne X5000 (e5500 cpu)? It is my understanding that x5000's cpu is book3e and apples were book3s. I can't seem to find any real information...
View ArticleLinux on Linux
I installed Ubuntu PowerPC remix on an X5000 (e5500 cpu). Then, I setup in a chroot environment I setup Debian wheezy X86. This is what I did: First, I installed all the other dependencies with pkgsrc...
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[ubuntu] Upgrade to artful has broken VirtualBox raw disk booting of Windows 10
I have posted this in the VirtualBox forum as Raw disk booting of Windows 10 broken with Ubuntu artful. As it's not clear whether this is an Ubuntu or VirtualBox issue, for convenience I replicate the...
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[ubuntu] grub> _ appears instead of starting ubuntu after deletion of...
Problem: Ubuntu operating system is not started. Instead of it the gnu grub bash-like terminal appears: Code: GNU GRUB version 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.12 Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For...
View ArticleRemote desktop virtualized Ubuntu 17.10 in ESXi 6.5
Hi all, I'm new in the world of Ubuntu. I have a HomeLab created in ESXi 6.5, and also have a virtual machine of Ubuntu 17.10. As virtualized ESXi virtual machines are only accessible via a remote...
View Article[ubuntu] After running update and upgrade unable to detect VMs
Hi all, Host - Ubuntu 16.04 desktop on 120G SSD (including VirtualBox) VMs - Ubuntu/debian/mints/windows etc on 1.8TB WD HD VirtualBox ⟫ apt-cache policy virtualbox Code: virtualbox: Installed:...
View Article[ubuntu] VirtualBox we need to create a DHCP server and network within...
I'm on Ubuntu Gnome 16. I'm trying to follow the instructions at Kali Linux Virtualbox Pentest Lab https://www.hackingloops.com/kali-li...x-pentest-lab/ But I'm having trouble creating the DHCP server...
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Virtual box Guest OS menu missing, unable to minimize
Hi Guest OS in Virtual box does not behave well with host os. VirtualBox Graphical User Interface Version 5.0.40_Ubuntu r115130 HostOS: Ubuntu 16.04GuestOS: Win7 Problems are 1) Guest OS does not...
View Article[SOLVED] System hanging when starting a guest os in Virtualbox
Hey, So today I upgraded my system and there was a kernel upgrade in there. Perhaps to prevent the Spectre & Meltdown exploits (4.13.0-26-generic). Unfortunately it seems as if this has caused...
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virtualbox Failed to open a session for the virtual machine
For three days I've got problems with the VirtualBox and I can not find a solution. For more than a year I have been working on a VirtualBox on Ubuntu host and a guest of windows7 It worked great, but...
View ArticleHow to exit VirtualBox without saving?
Hi all, I have a profile saved with virtual box and loads exactly how I want it to everytime. However when I shutdown - it's always prevented because VB ask's 1. Save the machine state 2. Send the...
View ArticleTechnical help/advice needed
Hi, I'm wondering if any of you folks can offer some technical advice for me. I've been asked to edit a document about virtualisation and it's all very arcane and complex. Is there any chance one of...
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