Ubuntu 12.04 on Virtual Box
Ubuntu 12.04 on Virtual Box
Will ubuntu 12.04 LTS work fine on 1GB RAM, Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.6GHz system using virtualbox. If it can what is the memory requirment that I need to set in memory requirement option of Virtual Box for Unix or Shell programming ?
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scottgus1
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Re: Ubuntu 12.04 on Virtual Box
The Pentium must have VT-x if you plan to use 6.1.x. The Pentium and the OS must both be 64-bit if you plan to use 6.1.x or 6.0.x. 5.2.x & earlier can be used on 32-bit non-VT-x CPUs & OS's.
Memory requirement should be above the minimum posted for the Ubuntu, balanced by your host PC's needs. Guest ram + guest video ram + host ram usage when not running Virtualbox <= host total ram.
Other than that, try it. Let us know how it works.
Memory requirement should be above the minimum posted for the Ubuntu, balanced by your host PC's needs. Guest ram + guest video ram + host ram usage when not running Virtualbox <= host total ram.
Other than that, try it. Let us know how it works.
Re: Ubuntu 12.04 on Virtual Box
Thanks for your reply.
My system is 32 bit. VT or non-VT, since I didn't know what this abbreviations mean, so I can't tell. About memory requirement, I think you are saying that I should allocate less memory like 512MB or between (512MB-1024MB), isn't it? But the virtual box was saying recommended memory requirement is 1024MB (=1GB) equal to my system RAM(given in application).
My system is 32 bit. VT or non-VT, since I didn't know what this abbreviations mean, so I can't tell. About memory requirement, I think you are saying that I should allocate less memory like 512MB or between (512MB-1024MB), isn't it? But the virtual box was saying recommended memory requirement is 1024MB (=1GB) equal to my system RAM(given in application).
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scottgus1
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Re: Ubuntu 12.04 on Virtual Box
Sorry, by "the minimum posted for the Ubuntu", I meant the minimum Ubuntu says on their website.
If this:
Try the Ubuntu install with the suggestions made by Virtualbox. If something does not feel right, shut down the VM, then zip and post the guest's vbox.log, using the forum's Upload Attachment tab.
If this:
means your PC has only 1GB ram total, you will be hard-pressed to run a decent VM.MJ12345 wrote:virtual box was saying recommended memory requirement is 1024MB (=1GB) equal to my system RAM(given in application)
Try the Ubuntu install with the suggestions made by Virtualbox. If something does not feel right, shut down the VM, then zip and post the guest's vbox.log, using the forum's Upload Attachment tab.
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Re: Ubuntu 12.04 on Virtual Box
VT-x (for Intel CPUs) and AMD-v (for AMD) is an advanced technology feature which facilitates running of virtual machines. Most modern CPUs have this option.
The first thing to determine is whether your CPU has this option. Type the exact name of you CPU into a search engine and select the suggestion for https://ark.intel.com . Scroll down to Advanced Technologies and look for Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) . This will show you if your CPU supports it. Even if the CPU supports it, it may be disabled in the BIOS. How you enable it depends on the motherboard in your PC.
If you do not have it, you will not be able to use the latest VIrtualBox versions (since they require it to run any VM) but will need to run version 5 .
The first thing to determine is whether your CPU has this option. Type the exact name of you CPU into a search engine and select the suggestion for https://ark.intel.com . Scroll down to Advanced Technologies and look for Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) . This will show you if your CPU supports it. Even if the CPU supports it, it may be disabled in the BIOS. How you enable it depends on the motherboard in your PC.
If you do not have it, you will not be able to use the latest VIrtualBox versions (since they require it to run any VM) but will need to run version 5 .
Bill