Today, I was trying to export a virtual appliance from the ESXi Server Failed to Export Virtual Appliance: An item with the same key has already been added error messages. So, I went on searching the VMware Communities to look for some solutions. To my surprise, I discovered that we can’t export the appliance that is in [...]
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Failed to Export Virtual Appliance: An item with the same key has already been added
Posted in Virtualization, tagged ESXi, Virtual appliance, VMware on November 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Mouse support for Ubuntu in Virtualbox
Posted in Linux, Virtualization, tagged mouse support, Ubuntu, Virtualbox, Virtualbox additions on November 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After I installed the virtualbox additions on my Ubuntu VM in the Windows XP host, I discovered that the mouse sharing between the host and guest does not work properly. So after searching through the web, I found some workarounds. This is one of the solutions from Kirya [.net] and over here, I am noting it [...]
Installing AWN on Ubuntu 8.10 Guest VM…
Posted in Linux, Virtualization, tagged AWN, Ubuntu, Virtualbox, VM on November 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Looking at the screenshots I found on the web, I realised AWN is really cool! Now, I wanted to try doing it on my Virtual Ubuntu!
Reading the prerequisite, I realised that the “Composite” component in the X installation must first be enabled. Then from the Visual Effects column, I discovered that Compriz is not supported in virtual [...]
