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From: Alexander Openkowski <opncow@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Virtualbox oddities...
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 08:11:52
Message-Id: 4380c463-4687-abd5-98f0-78f7a4bd7c8c@googlemail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Virtualbox oddities... by "Herminio Hernandez
1 In case you miss the 'guest-additions-iso': install
2 app-emulation/virtualbox-additions. For Gentoo guests there is:
3 app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions.
4
5 On 01/18/2017 08:18 PM, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. wrote:
6 > You need to mount the 'guest-additions-iso' in your VM. If you go to
7 > to the device drop down you should see that option there. Then run the
8 > Linux script in the CD, then reboot. You should get full screen.
9 >
10 > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 12:12 PM, <Meino.Cramer@×××.de
11 > <mailto:Meino.Cramer@×××.de>> wrote:
12 >
13 > Hi,
14 >
15 > I am relatively new to the world of virtualboxing (NOT
16 > "virtual boxing" ! :)
17 > so my question may be stupid (tm)...
18 >
19 > I installed Virtualbox 5,1,12. and installed a Linux
20 > distro into a hard disk drive image. Finally the image
21 > boots and now I have a "Linux in a (vitual) box" NICE!
22 >
23 > But: The size of the inner window fame of virtualbox is always
24 > smaller than
25 > what the Linux inside thinks is the size of the monitor.
26 >
27 > So I never get the whole desktop...
28 >
29 > Is it possible to fix this without reinstalling the complete Linux?
30 >
31 > Thanks a lot for any resizing help :) in advance!
32 > Cheers
33 > Meino
34 >
35 >
36 >
37 >
38 >
39 >

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Re: [gentoo-user] Virtualbox oddities... Meino.Cramer@×××.de