
Then copy/paste the above sudo apt-get command in the terminal window by right-clicking in the terminal window Then open a terminal window (click on the top "Dash" button, type "terminal" in the search box, click on the terminal icon to open same) Which further implies under "Devices" first turn "Shared Clipboard" on to "Bi-Directional" (for ease of use) So I checked out this page.įor clarity's sake, the precise command for you copy-pasters out there (which would include me, hence I found out that a little clarification was in order) is: sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` dkms I received the dreaded "The headers for the current running kernel were not found" even though "Complete Generic Linux Kernel and Headers" were installed (Ubuntu 12.10 running under VirtualBox on a Windows Server 2003/Q6600). Installing graphics libraries and desktop services components. Warning: unknown version of the X Window System installed. (Look at /var/log/vboxadd-install.log to find out what went wrong)ĭoing non-kernel setup of the Guest Additions.

Module compilation fails then this could be the reason.īuilding the main Guest Additions module. The headers for the current running kernel were not found. done.īuilding the VirtualBox Guest Additions kernel modules Removing existing VirtualBox non-DKMS kernel modules. Removing existing VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules. Removing installed version 4.1.12 of VirtualBox Guest Additions. Uncompressing VirtualBox 4.1.12 Guest Additions for Linux. The closest I could get is this article which says to install the latest version of VirtualBox (not the one from the repository). Before running the command I mapped the VBoxGuestAdditions.iso in the Guest. When I install the guest additions, the below error is shown in the console. Everything is from repository and no direct install. Would not recommend this as an alternative software but I would recommend this to new artists who's still learning how to use digital art softwares.I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 Guest on Ubuntu 12.04 Host using VirtualBox. If you're into using this program for graphic design like making infographics or posters, you can utilize the tools i guess? but fair warning that the tools/interface can be VERY restricting. But strangely enough, it does offer a preview button and you can make simple gif animation on their official site. Instead, you'd have to export your individual frames and import it to any editing software you have to animate it.

If you're thinking of installing this for animating or something close to that, it can feel a tad time consuming since you can't really animate here. It offers layer effects like what you would see in Photoshop but unlike the latter, albeit it does have some cool brushes installed, you can't fully customize the brush or canvas texture here. As far as free drawing software goes, FireAlpaca is user-friendly, as in it has a vv basic tools and functionalities.
