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-[[http://example.com|Installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on VirtualBox]]+[[https://extr3metech.wordpress.com/2012/10/14/installing-ubuntu-12-04-lts-on-virtualbox-with-screenshots-for-beginners/|Installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on VirtualBox]]
  
 Install VirtualBox Guest Additions Install VirtualBox Guest Additions
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 Cannot manage Network connections (grayed out) Cannot manage Network connections (grayed out)
 +  * Manage some network settings through the System Settings Menu
 +  * Edit /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManger.conf
 +     * Change line to managed=true
 +  * sudo service network-manager restart
  
 +Install and configure vpnc packages
 +  * vpnc
 +  * network-manager-vpnc
 +  * network-manager-vpnc-gnome
 +  * In advanced options, there is a setting called Transport and Security.  Set "NAT traversal" to Cisco UDP 
 +  * Also changed line in /etc/nsswitch.conf from "hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns 4 mdns" to "hosts: files dns" Probably not needed; located from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1842371
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 +[[http://askubuntu.com/questions/248/how-can-i-show-or-hide-boot-messages-when-ubuntu-starts|Show Boot Messages]]
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