Desktop is all black after installing Parallels Tools in Ubuntu 13.04

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Desktop is all black after installing Parallels Tools in Ubuntu 13.04

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1. Start Ubuntu virtual machine.
2. In Parallels Desktop menu bar click on Devices > CD/DVD > Connect image.
3. In the Open window navigate to /Application/Parallels Desktop.app/Contents/Resources/Tools/prl-tools-lin.iso and click Open button.
4. Press Ctrl+Alt+F2 to activate text console in Linux virtual machine or launch Terminal.

5. Mount the Parallels Tools image inside the guest OS:

   sudo mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
   

6. Start Parallels Tools installer:

   cd /mnt
   sudo ./install
   

7. Choose Remove.

8. Once Parallels Tools are uninstalled and your Linux virtual machine restarts:

   sudo mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
   cd /mnt
   sudo ./install
   

   Choose Install and wait till Parallels Tools are installed and then reboot your virtual machine.