resolution in Debian bigger then in VM

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Balex123
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resolution in Debian bigger then in VM

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Hey,

I am a beginner of Linux and stuff like that, but i have the following problem:
I am using Debian und i can not see the complete KDE-Desktop in the VM Window, so i have to scroll down to be able to see the taskbar, because KDE is "higher" then the VM window.

How can i change the resolution of Debian? Can i change it in VM or are there any kind of options in Debian? because i cant find them...

Thanks for help
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Re: resolution in Debian bigger then in VM

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Have you installed the guest additions?
Balex123
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Re: resolution in Debian bigger then in VM

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well my problem is , if i click on "guest additions" nothing happened. you know i am a complete beginner, dont know anything about it
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Re: resolution in Debian bigger then in VM

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Balex123
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Re: resolution in Debian bigger then in VM

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i tried to do it but i received an error message: "user is not in the sudoers file."

hope that there is somebody who can help me
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Re: resolution in Debian bigger then in VM

Post by Perryg »

Debian does things differently.

Type su then press enter. Then your password and enter.
You should then be at # where you can run the commands.
Once at this prompt you can skip the sudo that is in the HOWto.
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