[ubuntu] Looking for how official Ubuntu cloud image are made?
Hi, Just that I've been trying to bake my own AWS ec2 AMI by googling around and also checking for difference between my image and the official trusty image I got from the beginning of this page(...
View ArticleVirtualbox / vagrant machines not shutting down
When I shut my Ubuntu PC down, it seems to hang, waiting for my virtualbox machines (created using vagrant) to go away. (It's a networking component that hangs.) This is described by someone else at...
View Article[ubuntu] Patch For VMware-Player-5.0.3-1410761.x86_64.bundle?
Hi All, I have Googled for hours trying to get VMWare Player installed properly. I have installed / deleted it several times, but continue to get this error: Unable To Start Services. It seems there is...
View Article[xubuntu] Slow VB
Well, now that I'm on stable LTS OS, I would rather not dual boot or anything. So, I gave Virtualbox a extensive run. Info: My original system: P4 3.0GHz 4GB RAM On board GPU. Usually what I give to...
View Article[ubuntu] Windows 8 in virtualbox
Howdy... my wife is griping again because she can't use itunes in Ubuntu and now wants her windows 8 back. Is installing windows in virtualbox any easier than it used to be. Historically I've had...
View Article[ubuntu] Beowulf running java or windows
I'm trying to make beowulf cluster (Ubuntu) to ibm servers. If I understand right beowulf cluster can run MPI applications without Intel VT, so can I run in master node Java servers or windows? My...
View Article[ubuntu] Distrted fonts
Hi there Every now and again when using no specific application, no specific letter, type face nor size, occasionally one letter will be distorted, shows as a random collection of dots where the letter...
View Article[server] networking doesn't work when i switch to 'bridged'
Hi all, I'm just getting up and running with ubuntu server in a virtualbox vm. I'm still pretty new, but everyone has been super helpful thus far. I was recommended in an another thread on ssh to use...
View ArticleJava builds
Hello, I use saucy salamander (13.10) and want to have java. I found this: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6 Should I choose 6b31-1.13.3-1ubuntu1~0.13.10.1 or 6b27-1.12.6-1ubuntu2? Then...
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Trouble with PhpVirtualBox and Extension Pack
Hi all, this is my first post, so please let me know if there is any more information needed or anything. I'm currently setting up a Linux Server, trying to get more practice for a potential admin job...
View Article[server] virtio disks not working in Trusty
On Precise I have the disks on my virtual machines set up like this: Code: Â Â <disk type='block' device='disk'> Â Â Â <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/> Â Â Â <source...
View ArticleMathematica?
An ARM port of mathematica is available through the official raspbian repository. What is the best way to run it on Ubuntu x86 14.04? I know about using qemu to emulate a raspberry pi but this is too...
View Article[ubuntu] Windows XP shared folder issue
Hi, I am at U14.04 and VB 4.3.10. I have installed windows XP and I do know that I am running with very low RAM (4 GB total) but I don't think that THIS is the root of my issue here. I have another...
View ArticleRun Win 8.1 Pro in VMware Player?
After many years on Ubuntu I moved away a couple of months ago due the necessity of having to work in Premier Pro. However I cannot stand Windows, even with its improvements, so after a great deal of...
View ArticleThinkpad t540p, windows 8.1, want windows inside Vbox,, not dual boot
Can this even be done? I've purchased a brand new Thinkpad T540p from Lenovo. I've been using Windows inside of virtual software (first, vmware and later Vbox) for years. I don't want to access windows...
View Article[ubuntu] Boot Order: OpenVSwitch Prior to QEMU/KVM
Hey folks - I'm at a bit of a loss here. My Ubuntu server is running KVM with several VMs. I'm also making use of OpenVSwitch for the VMs' networking. The challenge that I'm running into is the run...
View ArticleInstalling Ubuntu on Win 7 Toshiba Laptop with VmWare Player -- display problems
I'm attempting to install Ubuntu on a Toshiba Tecra A10 laptop using VmWare Player and the installation completes okay, but I'm getting display problems. The taskbar is not showing and instead there is...
View ArticleWhat memory usage is best and will Xubuntu be better ?
Hi I am currently running Ubuntu on a 100 Gb hard disk and added vitualbox to this as well to run with Ubuntu also. It is rather slow. My processor is only dual core and I had to use 100 GB for Ubuntu...
View ArticleVMware-view-client in Ubuntu 14.04
Started a thread on vmware forums but thought i'd try my luck here as well: Has anyone had any success getting the view client installed on a Ubuntu 14.04 x64 host? It's not in the canonical repo (it...
View Article[ubuntu] Matching issues with dl_vlan and arp packets
Hi, I have a simple setup Box1 --- (Port-1) OVS (Port-2) ---- Box2 All the 3 machines are in Virtual Box. Additionally I have installed OVS-1.11.0 in the middle box. My test case to send the tagged Arp...
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