How to Increase Screen Resolution for Ubuntu in Virtual Box

By Cric, eHow Member

Instructions
1. Start Virtual box and log into Ubuntu.
2. Hit the right ctrl key so you can get your mouse pointer outside the virtual
machine.
3. Go to top of virtual window, click on devices then select "Install Guest Additions"
You will see a window pop up inside Ubuntu showing you that there are some
new files mounted in a virtual CDROM drive. One of those files should be
VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
4. Click inside the Ubuntu screen again then go to Applications - Accessories then
Terminal. The terminal window is where you will run the file from, but first we
must navigate to the correct directory.
5. Type this... cd /media/cdrom0 (then hit enter, there is a space after cd!)
6. Next type... dir (You should see amongst the files displayed
VBoxLinuxAdditions.run)
7. Now type... sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run (yes, that is a full stop before the
slash!) after you hit enter and it has done its stuff, the files are now accessable
from Ubuntu.
8. You now need to reboot the virtual machine or press Ctrl+Alt+backspace.
9. Log onto the Ubuntu desktop and this time go to System - Preferences then Screen
Resolution. You should now have more options