Q: How to Enable Shared Folder on Virtualbox for Linux Guest?
A: sudo adduser $USER vboxsf
Q: How to Enable Shared Folder on Virtualbox for Linux Guest?
A: sudo adduser $USER vboxsf
Case: Windows 7 loads normally under VBox. Sound controls work, etc. Solus 4.2 loads as expected and sound controls work. Solus does not register VirtualBox in the Audio Volume -> Applications tab.
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Case: VirtualBox 6.1.16, host Solus Linux 4.1, guest Peppermint 10. After installing guest additions by inserting the iso into the guest and rebooting, the guest OS shows only a blank, black screen with cursor on top.
Case: VirtualBox 6.1 pass-through not working for Ubuntu guest on a Linux (SolusOS) host. Issue not limited to version or guest OS.
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Case: Can’t connect to NoMachine over LAN due to authentication failure, yet logins are the right ones. Log at /usr/NX/var/log/nxerror.log
reveals: Authentication failed with error 7.
Case: When pinged from another PC on the LAN, the guest OS replies: “icmp_seq=XX Packet filtered” which is an error. Host and guest are both Solus Linux 4.1.
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Case: Inserting a horizontal rule by typing dashes (“————“) in Libre Writer causes the line to appear, but attached to the paragraph or list item before it. No selection or conventional removal methods work (Ctrl+x or select and delete/backspace).
Case: LibreCalc (any OS) displaying formulas instead of their output, without any prior changes to settings and for any document.
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