One of the main problems that usually arise in Linux and Free Software in general, is that sometimes we are forced to use Proprietary Software. And sometimes we can reach have trouble running itEither because this program does not have support for Linux, or because it does not quite work well.
If we do not want to partition the disk to install Windows, VirtualBox is the solution to the problem we pose. Well, Virtual Box is a Free program (under the GPLv2 license) that allows us to run any OS under a virtual machine to which we ourselves can allocate its resources. In this post we show you how we can optimize the screen resolution of Virtual Box, since it is usually one of the first "problems" that usually arise.
For example, a couple of years ago, I had the need to use a program to program in the assembler of the Motorola 68k, but said program it had no Linux support and running it with Wine didn't quite work well. So I decided to install Windows XP in a virtual machine through Virtual Box, and problem solved.
Still, something like what you see in the following capture was what I found the first time. The resolution did not quite convince me and I immediately thought that it would be great to be able to use Virtual Box in full screen mode.
Well, put Virtual Box in full screen mode is possible and it is, in fact, one of the features that will make using Virtual Box practically as if run the OS in question on our own machine. To do this, we just have to click on the menu option Devices, Click on Install Guest Additions and then proceed with the installation.
Once we have installed it, we have to restart Virtual Box. By the time we reboot any OS, We can now put it in full screen mode whenever we want. To do this we have to press, at the same time, the key Ctrl on the right and the key F. You will realize that with the full screen mode active, there will be practically no difference between running an OS on your PC and running it in Virtual Box, so the use of OS in virtual machines will become a very comfortable and simple task.
We hope you liked this post. We invite you to leave us your experiences with VirtualBox in the comment box, or even if you know the odd "trick" to liven up its use.
Hello, I know you have nothing to do with what I will ask you, I hope you give a suggestion.
I want to change the Linux version of my laptop but the truth is that some versions of Ubuntu cause a bug in the applications.
It has a 2 Intel processor, 768 MB of Video memory but integrated, Hard Disk of about 320 GB. And I would like to know which version of Linux would be helpful.
Good evening Federico,
Taking into account the resources of your PC, I recommend that you install a lightweight distro. There are many, but the ones I would recommend the most are Lubuntu, Ubuntu Mate or Elementary OS. You can take a look at all of them and choose the one that most catches your eye. Your PC should work perfectly using any of these distros.
regards
If I'm not mistaken, the Guest Addittions does the job of avoiding pressing the host key (which by default is RIGHT CTRL which always changes to F9) and the integration of the mouse. In other words, the virtual machine behaves like one more application, one more window of our host operating system (in our case Ubuntu, which is phenomenal for managing resources and compiling the kernels just for our real hardware).
A detail with the version that I use: 5.0.14 when going to full screen the toolbar comes out «misplaced» and after pressing HOST KEY + F three times in a row we get it to look as shown in this report. Small details to correct in VirtualBox, you can see our «tweet» with the image of the subject:
https://twitter.com/ks7000/status/699757435498733568
Hello friend, the post is very nice, but I don't see the optimization anywhere haha. 🙂
Greetings and a goal forward (although if it comes with a title more adjusted to the content in the next posts, the reader will surely feel more satisfied)
Hello!