FYI: How to access Chrome Web Store in Linux in VirtualBox

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If you have 3D acceleration enabled in VirtualBox 4.14, you can't access the chrome web store to add extensions for chromium or chrome for either Ubuntu 12.04 or Linux Mint 12 guests in VirtualBox 4.14.

If you want to add extensions to either chromium or chrome, before you start your VM, temporarily disable 3D acceleration in Settings>Display for your VM, and then add your extensions.

When done, you might want to re-enable 3D acceleration for your VM because some desktops don't behave well without 3D acceleration (Unity for Ubuntu and Cinnamon for Linux Mint, for example).

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Tom
 

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Mmm. That's a bummer. It just locks everything up.:mad:

Syncing still works so you can load the App/Extension in Win 7 and it will sync.
 

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But you can still just temporarily disable 3D acceleration if you don't want to sync.
 

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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2310 CPU @ 2.90GHz8.00 GBAMD RADEON HD 6670
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 8300
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2310 CPU @ 2.90GHz
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 0Y2MRG
Memory
8.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD RADEON HD 6670
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Sound Blaster X-F
Monitor(s) Displays
23" LCD
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) WDC WD10EALX-759BA1 (2) Generic- Compact Flash USB Device (3) Generic- MS/MS-Pro USB Device (4) Generic- SD/MMC USB Device (5) Generic- SM/xD-Picture USB Device
Agreed. I was just offering an alternative and since I have sync on it seems appropriate for me.
 

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Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Hewlett-Packard/G62-107SA Notebook
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 1425
Memory
8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Builtin
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
2TB Seagate GoFlex USB 2 Drive
1TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive
1.5TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive (Samsung)
2TB WD MyBook Live NAS.
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Logitech Anywhere MX
Internet Speed
152 Mbs download 10 Mbs upload
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Norton 360
Browser
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