In most cases, installing an OS in Virtualbox is easy. The installation steps are similar, regardless of the OS you are using. However, for Ubuntu, particularly for the latest release, getting it to run in Virtualbox is often hit or miss. Here are two problems that I encountered while installing Ubuntu 14.10 in Virtualbox and their solutions. Note : The following solutions are performed on a Ubuntu host machine. 1. Cannot boot into the liveCD desktop When you boot the Ubuntu ISO file in your Virtualbox , you will reach this screen with distorted graphics.