How can I get Deepin Linux in Fullscreen mode on VirtualBox

[Sandro Linux]

I have been trying Deepin Linux in VirtualBox but when I try to insert the VirtualBox guest editions (to give me the option of going fullscreen mode) it said it could not load. How can I get into Fullscreen mode?

[Nayr438]

According to the Arch Wiki, you need to install virtualbox-guest-utils and possibly linux-headers and virtualbox-guest-dkms. I would install them using the distributions cli package manager. They seem to be in Debian's repositories which deepin is built from.

[mahyar]

right control + f

[KarsusTG]

yup, right control + f on virtual box

 

Edit, you should be warned that distro is coming right along and is chock full of eye candy, but it always runs like crap in a vm.  It is just too resource intensive unless you have beefed up that vm. 

[Sandro Linux]

1 minute ago, KarsusTG said:

yup, right control + f on virtual box

 

 

That just leaves you with black borders around the screen

[Sandro Linux]

11 minutes ago, Nayr438 said:

According to the Arch Wiki, you need to install virtualbox-guest-utils and possibly linux-headers and virtualbox-guest-dkms. I would install them using the distributions cli package manager. They seem to be in Debian's repositories which deepin is built from.

None of them seem to exist

[KarsusTG]

1 minute ago, Sandro Linux said:

That just leaves you with black borders around the screen

 

Ya, there are some area's where vmware is just better.  It sounds like you need to install virtualbox-guest-utils and virtualbox-guest-dkms. 

[KarsusTG]

2 minutes ago, Sandro Linux said:

None of them seem to exist

 

lemme take a look, I have not used virtual box in a few years.  Have you tried changing the resolution inside the distro? 

[kelvinhall05]

Why would you mess with a VM for a Linux distro? Run it from a USB or, even better, external hard drive. Much better experience.

[Sandro Linux]

17 minutes ago, KarsusTG said:

 

lemme take a look, I have not used virtual box in a few years.  Have you tried changing the resolution inside the distro? 

@KarsusTG

[Sandro Linux]

It is working now and is in fullscreen mode with no black borders. It turns out I just had to twick the resolution settings

[KarsusTG]

7 minutes ago, Sandro Linux said:

It is working now and is in fullscreen mode with no black borders. It turns out I just had to twick the resolution settings

awesome.  If this is for your fathers multimedia build, you might consider ubuntu studio.  It would be a bit less resource intensive and a bit more user friendly. 

 

https://ubuntustudio.org/