Virtualbox

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Installing Guest Additions in Ubuntu

  • Click Devices → install guest additions
  • Open a terminal, run: 
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential
$ sudo /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions-amd64.sh
  • reboot

Accessing Shared folders

  • To access a local folder, use command "net use x: \\vboxsrv\my_shared_folder"

Troubleshooting

  • If system does not resolve local DNS, go to Network and see if 2nd connection for VBox. Delete it if it is. (version 2.0)

Converting a Parallels Disk Image to a VDI image

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