Bug 419446 - Newer VirtualBox guest additions needed
Summary: Newer VirtualBox guest additions needed
Status: RESOLVED LATER
Alias: None
Product: neon
Classification: KDE Neon
Component: Packages User Edition (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Neon Bugs
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Reported: 2020-03-31 08:25 UTC by Martin Riethmayer
Modified: 2020-03-31 08:29 UTC (History)
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Description Martin Riethmayer 2020-03-31 08:25:08 UTC 
SUMMARY
Wit the guest additions shipped with Neon, it's not possible to resize the VirtualBox guest after a default installation. The issue is that the default graphics adapter is VMSVGA, which is only supported in newer GuestAdditions (according to several forum topics e.g. [1] [2] )

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install Neon User Edition in VirtualBox with default settings (except larger HDD)
2. Try to resize the window after installation

OBSERVED RESULT
Impossible to resize (Note: It's possible to resize after switching the graphics adapter to VBoxSVGA, which is not recommended for Linux guests)

EXPECTED RESULT
Window should resize

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

[1] https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=93668
[2] https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=94889
Comment 1 Martin Riethmayer 2020-03-31 08:29:51 UTC 
Will most likely be fixed after Neon is updated to 20.04:

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/focal/+package/virtualbox-guest-additions-iso

Thanks kbroulik for pointing this out - closing, sorry for the Spam :-)