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kileak
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Tried to install Ubuntu on a Virtualbox. Wasted so much time and effort just to get it running.

Got so fed up, ended up getting a hosted one at Digital Ocean.

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  • 0
    Ironically, my local Linux box is now my Raspberry Pi instead.
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    Ubuntu on VirtualBox is easy to install I can't see where you had a trouble
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    I had problems with the guest additions, somehow it kept flaking out on me when I did the apt-get dist-upgrades.

    Anyhow, decided to just spin up a hosted instance since I'll be able to access it anywhere.
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    @Orionss I thought the same thing. This dev must not be as regular tech-savvy as the rest of us.
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    VMware player is so much better!
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    The exact reason I now use Vagrant
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    With docker you can have everything running in seconds easy as pie :)
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    @Trey50Daniel I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm indeed not tech savvy enough to get it running on my virtual box... (no snark intended).

    That said.. @michaelm you're absolutely right, Docker is fking brilliant, it's exactly why I wanted to install Ubuntu on a Virtualbox. An isolated environment where I can meddle around, save a particular environment, and restore it as I like.

    In other words.. Docker compose.
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