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Cannot set other resolution at VirtualBox guest: Elementary OS

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I've installed VirtualBox and also the extras that are posted here in other questions.

But I haven't managed to set a higher resolution.

The only ones that are available are:

1024x768

800x600

As mentioned at the question title, the host is Ubuntu 12.10, and the guest is Elementary OS Luna. What can I do?

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answered 2 Years ago fulerio · Accepted Answer

I'd suggest to update the Guest additions with the VM package manager.
So login first into your VM and open a Terminal to type:

sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-dkms virtualbox-guest-utils virtualbox-guest-x11

Finally restart the VM to complete the installation.

You should get higher resolutions using the guest additions provided by the packages.