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I am running Ubuntu 15.10 in VirtualBox 4.2.34 on a Windows 7 host.

I can't get the desktop to fit the screen.

I installed Guest Additions and allocated enough of video memory, but no dice.

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Andrea Lazzarotto
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Keyvan E
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You need install the virtualbox guest additions:

  • In the VM's menu: click "Devices" -> "Insert Guest Additions CD Image" (The guest additions cd image will be mount in your guest's cdrom"

  • Run

    .{path_to_your_CDROM_mount_in_the_GUEST}/VboxLinuxAddition.run

  • Restart your VM

  • Now, with the correct driver installed and loaded: "You have to select "Auto-resize guest display" on "View" menu".

Hope this help!

FabricioFCarv
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Before installing the guest addons as described in this answer, I noticed that on a fresh Xubuntu the kernel modules could not been buld because of missing dependencies. So I installed them first using

apt-get install -y gcc make perl

Now I could run VboxLinuxAddition.run from the mounted ISO file. After a reboot, the guest addons were installed. Auto-resize guest display worked, after disabling and re-enabling it in the View menu of the host.

Lion
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Installing gcc make and perl solved my issue.

sudo apt install gcc make perl

Hope this helps someone.

Rahul
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You have to select "Auto-resize guest display" on "View" menu.

If this doesn't work, then you have done something wrong at Guest Additions installation.

katsos
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