Solutions for VirtualBox issues
My personal notes about solutions for VirtualBox issues I faced.
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Issues
Black screen after installing Guest Additions
Try to disable 3D Acceleration in the VM Settings.
VirtualBox shared folder permission
You can not read the content of the shared folder inside Ubuntu VM.
Solution: Run
sudo adduser $USER vboxsf
sudo adduser $USER vboxsf
from VM terminal, then reboot or logout and login.
Increase the video memory to 256MB (maximum value)
Solution: Run
VBoxManage modifyvm "{virtual-machine-name}" --vram 256
VBoxManage modifyvm "{virtual-machine-name}" --vram 256
from host terminal.