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Ubuntu desktop

  • 11-06-2013 12:30AM
    #1
    danish pasterys
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 301 ✭✭


    Im trying to download ubuntu desktop on my vm virtual box and after the whole process when it says "finished pls restart" and it then says

    "Windows has found a problem" and I have to abort it.


Comments

  • #2
    GreenWolfe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,731 ✭✭✭GreenWolfe


    Which is giving the error, the host (the physical computer VirtualBox is running on) or the guest (the software running inside the VM)?

    EDIT: I think I've answered my own question, I'll assume it's the host. Has the host been giving you any other trouble lately i.e. random slowdowns or infections? Does VirtualBox run other VM's without trouble?


  • #3
    danish pasterys
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 301 ✭✭danish pasterys


    EarthlyPangaea wrote: »
    Which is giving the error, the host (the physical computer VirtualBox is running on) or the guest (the software running inside the VM)?

    EDIT: I think I've answered my own question, I'll assume it's the host. Has the host been giving you any other trouble lately i.e. random slowdowns or infections? Does VirtualBox run other VM's without trouble?

    Yes ubuntu server works fine on the virtual box but the desktop iso dose not it says windows encounter problem when its finished, strange


  • #4
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Do you have bleeding edge things like 3D acceleration turned on in the guest VM?


  • #5
    danish pasterys
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 301 ✭✭danish pasterys


    Khannie wrote: »
    Do you have bleeding edge things like 3D acceleration turned on in the guest VM?


    I dont think so i will check, is this feature in settings ?


  • #6
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Yeah, it should be under the "display device" or "video card" or similar.


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  • #7
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Alternatively, to change your ubuntu server vm into an ubuntu desktop one, (maybe clone it first then ) run:

    sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

    That will take a while. Then reboot the vm.


  • #8
    danish pasterys
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 301 ✭✭danish pasterys


    Khannie wrote: »
    Alternatively, to change your ubuntu server vm into an ubuntu desktop one, (maybe clone it first then ) run:

    sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

    That will take a while. Then reboot the vm.


    Cheers dude, that worked fine took 4hours but worked in the end

    Thank you


  • #9
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Glad you got sorted. You may need to up the amount of RAM that you have given to the VM in virtualbox. The server needs a lot less RAM than the desktop.


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