Virtualbox Ubuntu 16 guest, slow UI and animations
I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 in Virtualbox. Asides from some slowness it's working fine, except for the User interface being very slow. For example, window animations do not happen, windows just pop up, or transparency or blur. This isn't a huge issue, but being used to the smoothness of Unity makes this quite a jarring experience.
Is this just a fact of it being on a virtual machine, or can it be fixed?
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asked Oct 29 '16 at 14:36
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I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 in Virtualbox. Asides from some slowness it's working fine, except for the User interface being very slow. For example, window animations do not happen, windows just pop up, or transparency or blur. This isn't a huge issue, but being used to the smoothness of Unity makes this quite a jarring experience.
Is this just a fact of it being on a virtual machine, or can it be fixed?
unity 16.04 virtualbox
asked Oct 29 '16 at 14:36
PictrazPictraz
612
It can be fixed. Shutdown your VM. Go to settings and set your CPU count = 2, video memory =128K, system memory = 2048, 3D accel = on, and it should fly. Let me know. Cheers, Al
– heynnema
Oct 29 '16 at 15:02
Install a 2D desktop environment, such as LXDE.
– Android Dev
Oct 29 '16 at 15:25
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I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 in Virtualbox. Asides from some slowness it's working fine, except for the User interface being very slow. For example, window animations do not happen, windows just pop up, or transparency or blur. This isn't a huge issue, but being used to the smoothness of Unity makes this quite a jarring experience.
Is this just a fact of it being on a virtual machine, or can it be fixed?
unity 16.04 virtualbox
asked Oct 29 '16 at 14:36
PictrazPictraz
612
I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 in Virtualbox. Asides from some slowness it's working fine, except for the User interface being very slow. For example, window animations do not happen, windows just pop up, or transparency or blur. This isn't a huge issue, but being used to the smoothness of Unity makes this quite a jarring experience.
Is this just a fact of it being on a virtual machine, or can it be fixed?
unity 16.04 virtualbox
unity 16.04 virtualbox
asked Oct 29 '16 at 14:36
PictrazPictraz
612
asked Oct 29 '16 at 14:36
PictrazPictraz
612
asked Oct 29 '16 at 14:36
PictrazPictraz
612
asked Oct 29 '16 at 14:36
PictrazPictraz
612
asked Oct 29 '16 at 14:36
PictrazPictraz
612
612
It can be fixed. Shutdown your VM. Go to settings and set your CPU count = 2, video memory =128K, system memory = 2048, 3D accel = on, and it should fly. Let me know. Cheers, Al
– heynnema
Oct 29 '16 at 15:02
Install a 2D desktop environment, such as LXDE.
– Android Dev
Oct 29 '16 at 15:25
add a comment |
It can be fixed. Shutdown your VM. Go to settings and set your CPU count = 2, video memory =128K, system memory = 2048, 3D accel = on, and it should fly. Let me know. Cheers, Al
– heynnema
Oct 29 '16 at 15:02
Install a 2D desktop environment, such as LXDE.
– Android Dev
Oct 29 '16 at 15:25
It can be fixed. Shutdown your VM. Go to settings and set your CPU count = 2, video memory =128K, system memory = 2048, 3D accel = on, and it should fly. Let me know. Cheers, Al
– heynnema
Oct 29 '16 at 15:02
It can be fixed. Shutdown your VM. Go to settings and set your CPU count = 2, video memory =128K, system memory = 2048, 3D accel = on, and it should fly. Let me know. Cheers, Al
– heynnema
Oct 29 '16 at 15:02
Install a 2D desktop environment, such as LXDE.
– Android Dev
Oct 29 '16 at 15:25
Install a 2D desktop environment, such as LXDE.
– Android Dev
Oct 29 '16 at 15:25
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You may also try to enable 3d acceleration in VirtualBox
Select your VM on the LHS Settings -> Display - > Video tab, "Enable Features:" and check the Enable 3D Acceleration box Click OK
You may try to adjust video memory see the image with the settings below
https://nautilusmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11_virtualbox_tutorial_settings_display_screen.png
answered Oct 29 '16 at 14:46
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Apart from enabling '3D' support in VirtualBox I also ran the following command.
sudo bash -c 'echo vboxvideo >> /etc/modules'
answered Jan 11 '18 at 22:06
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You may also try to enable 3d acceleration in VirtualBox
Select your VM on the LHS Settings -> Display - > Video tab, "Enable Features:" and check the Enable 3D Acceleration box Click OK
You may try to adjust video memory see the image with the settings below
https://nautilusmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11_virtualbox_tutorial_settings_display_screen.png
answered Oct 29 '16 at 14:46
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You may also try to enable 3d acceleration in VirtualBox
Select your VM on the LHS Settings -> Display - > Video tab, "Enable Features:" and check the Enable 3D Acceleration box Click OK
You may try to adjust video memory see the image with the settings below
https://nautilusmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11_virtualbox_tutorial_settings_display_screen.png
answered Oct 29 '16 at 14:46
mgiedykmgiedyk
114
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You may also try to enable 3d acceleration in VirtualBox
Select your VM on the LHS Settings -> Display - > Video tab, "Enable Features:" and check the Enable 3D Acceleration box Click OK
You may try to adjust video memory see the image with the settings below
https://nautilusmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11_virtualbox_tutorial_settings_display_screen.png
answered Oct 29 '16 at 14:46
mgiedykmgiedyk
114
You may also try to enable 3d acceleration in VirtualBox
Select your VM on the LHS Settings -> Display - > Video tab, "Enable Features:" and check the Enable 3D Acceleration box Click OK
You may try to adjust video memory see the image with the settings below
https://nautilusmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11_virtualbox_tutorial_settings_display_screen.png
answered Oct 29 '16 at 14:46
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Apart from enabling '3D' support in VirtualBox I also ran the following command.
sudo bash -c 'echo vboxvideo >> /etc/modules'
answered Jan 11 '18 at 22:06
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Apart from enabling '3D' support in VirtualBox I also ran the following command.
sudo bash -c 'echo vboxvideo >> /etc/modules'
answered Jan 11 '18 at 22:06
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Apart from enabling '3D' support in VirtualBox I also ran the following command.
sudo bash -c 'echo vboxvideo >> /etc/modules'
answered Jan 11 '18 at 22:06
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Apart from enabling '3D' support in VirtualBox I also ran the following command.
sudo bash -c 'echo vboxvideo >> /etc/modules'
answered Jan 11 '18 at 22:06
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answered Jan 11 '18 at 22:06
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It can be fixed. Shutdown your VM. Go to settings and set your CPU count = 2, video memory =128K, system memory = 2048, 3D accel = on, and it should fly. Let me know. Cheers, Al
– heynnema
Oct 29 '16 at 15:02
Install a 2D desktop environment, such as LXDE.
– Android Dev
Oct 29 '16 at 15:25