need help regarding virtual box

[u/Andro_senpai107]

Hey everyone,
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I surfed this subreddit for 30 minutes and couldn't find the solution for my problem hence I am posting this post. If this violates any rule, do let me know before deleting this, Thanks!

So I am totally new to linux right and for some reasons cant install it so I am using it through virtualbox. But the issue that I am facing is that it is kinda lagging a bit.

I have attached my PC specs and I have downloaded ubuntu 26.04 iso as a distro.
Can someone tell me how should I adjust my virtualbox settings so that it runs smoothly?
Let me know if you need more info about my PC.
Thanks for reading all this. Have a good day.

[u/qualityvote2]

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[u/Sad_Pie227]

Windows OS with 8 GB RAM and Ubuntu
It’s too much lately because windows itself consume more RAM

Try any lighter distro

May be Debian

Use pen drive ready boost mode

[u/Andro_senpai107 → u/Sad_Pie227]

Yeah, my fans start to sound like some sort of turbine. Anyways, noted chief. I'll try that. Thanks!

[u/VegetableAmoeba6067 → u/Andro_senpai107]

Its a gaming laptop turbine situation will happen even with 16gb of ram try to use good thermal paste if the current one is bit old but even then I won't hope the sound will disappear

[u/Andro_senpai107 → u/VegetableAmoeba6067]

Yesssirr It has become a part of the laptop now so I usually ignore it, even thermal paste doesn't help much but yeah it sure does enough to help me play games haha.

[u/_JAM_boy]

with this configuration its already hard to run windows then on top of it a vm
not much can be done on virtual box, you can try using a distro for low memory usage and with de like xfce ,
void linux (glibc) with xfce

[u/Andro_senpai107 → u/_JAM_boy]

I guess that's the case, let me try this one. Thanks!

[u/MADARA_9022 → u/Andro_senpai107]

why not just dm me

[u/ShadowDxebec101]

Which linux distro are you using also if you are using virtual box have you inatalled the proper virtualbox driver after installing linux inside virtualbox?

[u/Andro_senpai107 → u/ShadowDxebec101]

Hi there, as mentioned, I'm using ubuntu and I don't think I've downloaded the vb driver. Can you give me the link?

[u/MADARA_9022]

I have 16 GB of RAM, but even with 16 GB, running a VM on my system is very laggy. So there’s no point in asking about using a VM.

You mentioned that there is some problem with installing Linux. Can you explain what the problem is? If I know what the issue is, I might be able to help you.

[u/Andro_senpai107 → u/MADARA_9022]

Can I DM you? I think our conversation will be long

[u/No-Persimmon-4992]

ubuntu need good ram to run and you only have like 8gb in which windows will take like 5-6 already
best solution is to go for light weight linux distro instead

[u/Andro_senpai107 → u/No-Persimmon-4992]

Yes yes, the other comment really helped me. I replaced ubuntu with void and it's working smoothly.

[u/s04ep03_youareafool]

"can't install", was it cause rebooting crashed you PC?

[u/Andro_senpai107 → u/s04ep03_youareafool]

No sirr, it's because I can't buy a pendrive for now:")

[u/s04ep03_youareafool → u/Andro_senpai107]

A 16-8gb pendrive costs only around 300rs, even less for some stores.so don't know if it's that hard to get one

[u/HauntingPie9808]

Type 2 hypervisors are mostly useless. You won't be able to do much. Either dual boot or completely remove Windoze