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1. Virtualbox install guest additions ubuntu 16.04 upgrade#
2. Virtualbox install guest additions ubuntu 16.04 download#

On a personal computer, it is recommended to mimic our installation so you can follow these instructions closely Importing the CS SEEDUbuntu OVA Prerequisites for a personal device If you need to use NoMachine connected through nx.cs.uwindsor.ca to run VirtualBox, the OVA is already on the servers and ready to import from /seed/SEEDUbuntu/SEEDUbuntu.ova as previously stated.

Virtualbox install guest additions ubuntu 16.04 download#

To import the OVA to run on your own computer, you will need to install VirtualBox and download the OVA. Each additional instance of VirtualBox running on the server increases the load which affects everyone.

It is strongly recommended that you run VirtualBox and the SEEDUbuntu VM from your own device. This OVA file was last updated in May 2020, but the OVA file will be updated occasionally. The SEEDUbuntu OVA image for importing into VirtualBox under cs.uwindsor.ca desktop server environment is /seed/SEEDUbuntu/SEEDUbuntu.ova. The SEEDUbuntu image SEEDlabs provides does not work out-of-the-box in our setup, so it was updated by importing it into VMware Workstation, performing all the necessary operating system and package updates for Ubuntu 16.04, and preparing on OVA file which can be easily imported into the latest version of VirtualBox.

Virtualbox install guest additions ubuntu 16.04 upgrade#

The version of VirtualBox on our servers may upgrade at any time during regular updates. The CS Desktop Server operating system is kept up-to-date, using the stable version of Debian. We have updated the VM to support newer versions of VirtualBox and provided an OVA file that is easier to import. The SEEDlabs SEEDUbuntu image does not work as-is with versions of VirtualBox newer than 6.0.18.