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Ubuntu team has released their 4th alpha version of Ubuntu 8.10 code named Intrepid Ibex. Some of the new features in this release includes

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Installation of Guest Additions (enables seamless mouse movements between host and guest OSes, share folders between host and guest etc) used to be pretty simple and straightforward with the older version of Virtualbox. It all changed with the newer version (I'm not sure which version to be exact). I'm using the latest version available for download and I have listed the steps I followed to install it. I installed Virtualbox in Ubuntu 8.04 and installed Windows XP Pro as guest OS in Virtualbox.

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andLinux is an Ubuntu system that runs seamlessly in Windows (2000, 2003, XP & Vista). It works only with 32 bit version of Windows. You can run andLinux without installing a virtual machine.

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I first installed Virtualbox OSE (Open Source Edition) from Ubuntu repo. I didn't see any option to load USB devices in the settings. The OSE version was 1.5 whereas the current Virtualbox version is 1.5.2. I thought, may be the OSE edition doesn't support USB devices, so I removed the OSE edition and installed Virtualbox from Virtualbox.org. Even that didn't show any option to load USB devices. I then found out from Virtualbox site that Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon removed support for /proc/bus/usb. If you have the same issue, this is what you have to do to fix it (Thanks to Virtualbox for the tip).

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You might have read my earlier article on installing Virtualbox in Ubuntu. I would like to explain couple of more features to use in Virtualbox. You can use these features once you install the virtualbox as explained here.

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I have successfully installed Virtualbox in my Ubuntu Feisty Fawn desktop. Installation was pretty simple. Configuration and installing Windows took some time. I'm listing the steps I followed to get it installed and configured.

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I have installed and using Windows from my Ubuntu Edgy machine now using VMWare server. I tried different options like Virtual Box, QEmu, Crossover Linux etc and nothing worked. QEMu worked, but it was slow and I couldn't access Volume Control under Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Entertainment -> Volume control. I installed Windows using VMWare Server and it's working perfectly for the past 2 weeks. Most of the stuff works fine. I'm trying to get my webcam to work, which was connected through a USB hub.

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