The VMware tools are useful extensions for Debian, that allow a Linux distribution to be more usable in the VMware hypervisor. Use this simple command to install them in Debian 7.0. root@debian:/home/homer# apt-get install open-vm-tools-desktoproot@debian:/home/homer# apt-get install open-vm-tools-desktop The open-vm-tools-desktop package installs the graphical VMware tools additions that will speed…
Read MoreIf you are running Ubuntu in Virtualbox and you need the Virtualbox Guest Additions to get better performance and higher resolutions, then type this command to install the required drivers. You will need the kernel headers installed to enable this command to complete sucessfully. But this works very well. sudo…
Read MoreHow to setup Ubuntu in Virtualbox and create a VM. Download Virtualbox Guest Addition ISO images here: http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/. After installing Ubuntu in Virtualbox on a suitably sized VDI image; add the Virtualbox Guest Additions ISO as a CDROM disk and then start the Ubuntu VM. Install the build essentials in…
Read MoreTo install Virtualbox guest additions in operating systems that are installed into a Virtualbox VM, use these commands. This will get you up and running in no time. deep-thought ~ # apt-get install virtualbox-guest-additions-isodeep-thought ~ # apt-get install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso This will install the ISO image containing the guest additions. The…
Read MoreThe Linux Mint 15 distribution I have just installed is even better than the 14 release. Hopefully it will not have that annoying bug from the 14 release that would slow your computer to a crawl when you were copying large files from one location to another. The new login…
Read MoreThe Ubuntu 12.10 Linux distribution is getting a workout here and I have noticed quite a few cool changes in the final release. The annoying bugs from the alpha and beta releases are gone and in their place is quite a fast distribution indeed. The Unity desktop running in Virtualbox…
Read MoreI am currently installing Ubuntu 12.10 in Virtualbox. This latest release of the Ubuntu Linux distribution with the latest version of the Unity desktop and a respin available that includes the Gnome Shell desktop. Once i install the virtualbox guest additions I can test out the Unity desktop and see…
Read MoreI have installed a fresh copy of Linux Mint 13 in Virtualbox to experiment with and I needed to install the guest additions to enable full desktop resolutions and many other features. I downloaded the guest additions ISO from here: http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.0/ and then added it to Virtualbox as a CDROM…
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