Atom editor on Ubuntu

To Install the atom editor for Linux (taken from here): $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/atom $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install atom I needed syntax highlighting for Lua. My suggestion is: Start atom, press <Ctrl><Shift>P Type: install packages Select ‘Settings View: Install Packages’ Search for language-lua package install the language-lua package You should get …

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS very slow on VirtualBox

Got the solution from here: Shut down the guest machine Select the Ubuntu 14.04 virtual machine and click the Settings button Select the ‘Display’ item from the list on the left In the Video tab on the right, check the ‘Enable 3D Video Acceleration’ option Select the ‘Storage’ item from the list on the left …

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VirtualBox, Ubuntu Guest, Shared folders

Assuming your Ubuntu guest username is USERNAME: Make sure you have already installed the VirtualBox Guest Additions in the Ubuntu guest machine From the Ubuntu guest: sudo adduser USERNAME vboxsf Using the VirtualBox UI (Devices->Shared Folder Settings…) add the folder in the hosting machine that you wish to share. Restart the Ubuntu guest! (wasted too …

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