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How to get full screen Ubuntu guest in Virtual Box in CLI mode. I don't have or want any GUI. Can someone please help me. Thanks in advance.

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  • Try this Ctrl+Alt+F1 (F1 -F6) for tty full-screen terminal and Alt+F7 to exit it.
    – atenz
    Jul 3, 2012 at 18:25
  • Or try the server OS? pretty sure there's no GUI included by default.
    – JoshP
    Jul 3, 2012 at 18:55
  • are you looking to just boot into CLI or actually not want the GUI installed on the machine? Jul 4, 2012 at 0:20
  • @CameronAziz I just want to boot into CLI. I would not mind GUI installed or not. Jul 5, 2012 at 4:33
  • @Josh I tried Server OS. But it did not let me get full screen in VBox. Have you had any success with that. Let me know. Jul 5, 2012 at 4:33

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Send these keys to the virtual machine Ctrl+Alt+F1

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  • Does not make it full screen for me :( Jul 7, 2012 at 17:04
  • Try using the other Ctrl key on your keyboard. Virtualbox likes to use the right Ctrl key as a special key.
    – Sepero
    Jul 8, 2012 at 10:24
  • The virtual box becomes full screen obviously but not the CLI content. As it is the case with GUI Jul 9, 2012 at 10:35
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If you want your guest OS to be full screen in your host OS, then you can do that by pressing Ctrl+f. Use the right Ctrl key.

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