Does seamless work better on KDE or GNOME?

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chronoboy
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Does seamless work better on KDE or GNOME?

Post by chronoboy »

Currently, I am just using IceWM on my host, with a very slim installation.

I am wondering if the root window makes any performance differences on seamless mode, depending what is running on the root window.

Also, I noticed a slight improvement when changing the Windows guest background to a solid color.

Is anyone able to make Linux guests on a Linux host work with seamless mode? I have no success yet, the option remains gray.

Thanks.
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Post by Sasquatch »

I assume you installed the Guest Additions, else you need to do that for seamless to be available. As I use Xfce on my Linux, I have no problem switching to seamless mode. There should be no requirement for the Window Manager you use.
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chronoboy
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Post by chronoboy »

Seamless mode works for my Windows guests, but my Linux guests are unable to go into seamless mode. I used the lastest ISO download of Ubuntu to test out seamless mode under a Linux guest. I installed the guest additions, all options work for my Linux guest, but seamless mode.

I hear that Seamless mode on Linux guests works fine on a Windows Host though, from other forum posts.

Can someone post their working Linux host specs(VM and Distro), and which Linux guest they are using to make seamless mode work?

Thanks.
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