| 16 | | 1) Performing a fresh installation of Ubuntu 18.04.2 (ubuntu-18.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso) in VirutalBox with the following specifications: |
| 17 | | • Base Memory: 2048 MB (2 GB) |
| 18 | | • Processors: 2 |
| 19 | | • Disk Space: 25 GB |
| 20 | | • Encryption Enabled: Yes (via the graphical Ubuntu installer prompts) |
| 21 | | 2) Navigating to “Devices -> Insert Guest Additions CD image” |
| 22 | | 3) Ran the VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 Install via the “Run” pop-up button |
| 23 | | 4) Received the “Please install the gcc make perl packages from your distribution.” error message |
| 24 | | 5) Ran the “sudo apt-get update” command per https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035030/virtualbox-guest-additions-installation-problem |
| 25 | | 6) Ran the “sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc make perl dkms” command per https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035030/virtualbox-guest-additions-installation-problem |
| 26 | | 7) Ran the “reboot” command per https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035030/virtualbox-guest-additions-installation-problem |
| 27 | | 8) Re-ran the VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 Install via the “Run” pop-up button |
| 28 | | 9) Attempted to re-size the VirutalBox Ubuntu Guest Host Window which created a black Ubnut Guest Host screen |
| 29 | | 10) Navigate to “Machine -> Reset” |
| | 13 | 1. Performing a fresh installation of Ubuntu 18.04.2 (ubuntu-18.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso) in VirtualBox with the following specifications: |
| | 14 | * Base Memory: 2048 MB (2 GB) |
| | 15 | * Processors: 2 |
| | 16 | * Disk Space: 25 GB |
| | 17 | * Encryption Enabled: Yes (via the graphical Ubuntu installer prompts) |
| 33 | | To resolve this issue I would manual uninstall VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 from the Ubuntu Guest Host via the Command Line Interface (CLI) by performing the following steps: |
| 34 | | 1) Ensure the “Guest Additions CD image” is still mounted to the Ubuntu Guest Host |
| 35 | | 2) Run the “sudo sh /<USERNAME>/media/<VIRUTALBOXNAME>/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run uninstall” command |
| | 21 | 3. Ran the VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 Install via the “Run” pop-up button |
| | 22 | |
| | 23 | 4. Received the “Please install the gcc make perl packages from your distribution.” error message |
| | 24 | |
| | 25 | 5. Ran the “sudo apt-get update” command per https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035030/virtualbox-guest-additions-installation-problem |
| | 26 | |
| | 27 | 6. Ran the “sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc make perl dkms” command per https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035030/virtualbox-guest-additions-installation-problem |
| | 28 | |
| | 29 | 7. Ran the “reboot” command per https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035030/virtualbox-guest-additions-installation-problem |
| | 30 | |
| | 31 | 8. Re-ran the VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 Install via the “Run” pop-up button |
| | 32 | |
| | 33 | 9. Attempted to re-size the VirtualBox Ubuntu Guest Window which created a black Ubuntu Guest screen |
| | 34 | |
| | 35 | 10. Navigate to “Machine -> Reset” |
| | 36 | |
| | 37 | If I ever re-attempted to re-size the VirtualBox Ubuntu Guest Window then it would re-create black Ubuntu Guest screen |
| | 38 | |
| | 39 | To resolve this issue I would manual uninstall VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 from the Ubuntu Guest via the Command Line Interface (CLI) by performing the following steps: |
| | 40 | 1) Ensure the “Guest Additions CD image” is still mounted to the Ubuntu Guest |
| | 41 | 2) Run the “sudo sh /<USERNAME>/media/<VIRUTALBOXNAME>/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run uninstall” command |