Here are some things to check under settings that are differentĪs far as I can tell the most important detail is the 128MiB Video RAM,īut running both side-by-side the ICH9 chipset with 3D Acceleration enabled

Click Create to finish creating the virtual machineĪt some point VirtualBox decided to make the default settings EXTREMELY SLOW forĪn Ubuntu intallation.

Click Continue, Continue, Continue, Continue, Create to create a virtual 8gb SATA drive.

Click Continue to accept the default 512mb RAM (you can change this later if needed).

Verify that Ubuntu is selected as Version.

Verify that Linux is selected as the Operating System.Put Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit for the name (or whatever version and cpu type).

Open VirtualBox (however you do that sort of thing on your OS).

Create an Ubuntu-optimized VirtualMachine Note: The guest extensions are for the virtual OS, not your real OS. Note: On Linux you can usually just sudo apt-cache search virtualbox and sudo apt-get install the OSE flavor of VirtualBox and the Host Extensions.

Install the Extension Pack (by double-clicking or from the VirtualBox menu).

Install VirtualBox (however you do that sort of thing on your OS).

Download the appropriate version for your OS.

Open your googler and search VirtualBox.

Network Settings (Sharing between the host and guest).

Topics, Issues, and Pitfalls addressed in this Introduction: In order to use the newest version of Ubuntu with an older version of Parallels,

I used to use Parallels on my Mac, but I was annoyed that I would need to pay VirtualBox falls in the same category as VMWare and Parallels, but it is free. Getting Started with VirtualBox (and Ubuntu) If your Ubuntu runs super slow check out the tips in the Super Slow section below. If the Guest Additions aren't installed automatically, install them from 'Devices' | 'Install Guest Additions'

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