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#1 2017-08-18 16:39:03
- silver-diamond
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Auto Resize resolution inside VirtualBox window
I followed instruction on this page: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VirtualBox to install Arch with i3wm on VirtualBox, but how do you configure Arch to auto resize resolution when the size of VirtualBox window is resized? When I stretch Ubuntu VirtualBox window size, the Ubuntu automatically fills the whole window, anyway to do the same to Arch?
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#2 2017-08-18 17:00:46
- dockland
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Re: Auto Resize resolution inside VirtualBox window
You have to install guest additions as well. (virtualbox-guest-iso)
I see your host is not Arch, but your host system needs guest additions.
Last edited by dockland (2017-08-18 17:02:28)
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#3 2017-08-29 11:07:21
- phw
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Re: Auto Resize resolution inside VirtualBox window
To clarify this: Your guest needs the guest additions modules installed. The usual way is to install the guest additions ISO on the host, then mount this ISO into the guest to install.
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#4 2017-08-29 11:09:12
- dockland
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Re: Auto Resize resolution inside VirtualBox window
Thank you, that was what i meant, but i put it out poorly.
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#5 2017-08-29 11:18:18
- Slithery
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Re: Auto Resize resolution inside VirtualBox window
The usual way is to install the guest additions ISO on the host, then mount this ISO into the guest to install.
I disagree. If it's an Arch guest then the usual way is to just install the virtualbox-guest-modules-arch package on the guest, otherwise you end up with files that aren't being tracked by pacman.
Last edited by Slithery (2017-08-29 11:21:29)
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