By pgaskin.net It is often useful to configure VirtualBox virtual machines to automatically start and stop on startup and shutdown. The official documentation is a bit unclear, so I have made a tutorial about how to configure it. 1. Configuration files /etc/default/virtualbox sudo nano /etc/default/virtualbox then add: /etc/vbox/autostart.cfg sudo nano /etc/vbox/autostart.cfg then add: sudo chgrp vboxusers /etc/vbox sudo chmod 1775 /etc/vbox Then, for each allowed username: sudo usermod -aG vboxusers USERNAME, then log out and in for it to apply. 2. Choose VMs to automatically start and stop The first time a user configures autostart, the command: VBoxManage setproperty autostartdbpath /etc/vbox needs to be run. … Continue reading Configuring VirtualBox autostart on Linux

By linuxize.com TeamViewer is a cross-platform solution that can be used for remote control, desktop sharing and file transfer between computers. TeamViewer is proprietary computer software and it is not included in the Ubuntu repositories. This tutorial explains how to install TeamViewer on Ubuntu 18.04. The same instructions apply for Ubuntu 16.04 and any other Debian based distribution, including Debian, Linux Mint and Elementary OS. Prerequisites Before continuing with this tutorial, make sure you are logged in as a user with sudo privileges. Installing TeamViewer on Ubuntu At the time of writing this article, the latest stable version of TeamViewer is version … Continue reading How to Install Teamviewer on Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS

By cyberciti.biz last updated August 22, 2018 in Categories Gnome, Ubuntu Linux I installed Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 18.10 server operating system with RAID support. I need to run a Gnome desktop too. How do I install Gnome desktop on the server after installation using the CLI? Introduction: GNOME is a free and open source desktop environment composed that runs on Linux and most BSD systems. GNOME 3 is an improved version of GNOME 2. It comes with GNOME shell. GNOME3 is the default desktop environment for many Linux distributions including Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat … Continue reading Install Gnome desktop on Ubuntu Server