Other Desktop Environments like MATE and Xfce are also available. The variant being used here comes with Cinnamon desktop environment which is actually one of the selling points of the OS. In such a scenario, installing VirtualBox Guest Addition comes in handy.In this tutorial, we will be installing Linux Mint 19 inside VirtualBox. The limitation of this method is that we have a limited number of options available for changing the screen resolution.įor example, you want to have the screen resolution precisely equal to the screen size of your laptop, but that resolution is not available. You have changed the screen resolution of your own choice by changing the display settings of the Linux Operating system. In the display settings section, click on the resolution drop-down menu.įrom the drop-down menu, simply choose the resolution of your choice.Īfter choosing the suitable resolution of your choice, a green-colored “Apply” button will appear on the top right corner of the window.Ĭlick on the Apply button and confirm the changed resolution by clicking on the “Keep changes” button that appeared in the pop-up box. Scroll down through the left menu bar and click on the Display settings.

Search for “settings” and open the settings by clicking on the Settings icon from the appeared search results. In Ubuntu or any other Linux-based operating system, open the application menu. The simplest and quickest way to have a screen resolution of your choice is to change the screen resolution from the display settings of the Linux operating system.įirst, go to the settings of the operating system. We will be using the Ubuntu 20.10 operating system installed in VirtualBox and try both of the above-provided methods to change the screen resolution.

By installing VirtualBox Guest Addition Image.

By changing the display settings of the Linux operating system.

Therefore, there are two ways to change the resolution of any Virtual Machine in VirtualBox. However, while working in a Virtual Machine, we often need to have a screen resolution of our own choice. When we create a new machine in the VirtualBox and install an operating system, the VirtualBox sets a default screen resolution of 800×600(4:3).

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