diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 9ec4833f03..9a62f8d2d2 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
   # to update the submodules in order to build. Older versions of git
   # use absolute paths for submodules which confuses things.
 
-  # removing this line causes "A box must be specified." error:
+  # removing this line causes "A box must be specified." error
+  # and this is the default box that will be booted if no name is specified
   config.vm.box = "ubuntu/artful32"
 
   # LTS, EOL April, 2019:
@@ -47,15 +48,17 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
     config.vm.provision "trusty32", type: "shell", path: "Tools/vagrant/initvagrant.sh"
     config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
       vb.name = "ArduPilot (trusty32)"
+      vb.gui = true
     end
   end
 
-  # LTS, EOL April, 2019:
+  # 14.04.5 LTS, EOL April, 2019:
   config.vm.define "trusty64", autostart: false do |trusty64|
     config.vm.box = "ubuntu/trusty64"
     config.vm.provision "trusty64", type: "shell", path: "Tools/vagrant/initvagrant.sh"
     config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
       vb.name = "ArduPilot (trusty64)"
+      vb.gui = true
     end
   end
 
@@ -63,35 +66,41 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
   config.vm.define "xenial32", autostart: false do |xenial32|
     config.vm.box = "ubuntu/xenial32"
     config.vm.provision :shell, path: "Tools/vagrant/initvagrant.sh"
-    config.vm.name = "ArduPilot (Xenial32)"
     config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
       vb.name = "ArduPilot (xenial32)"
+      vb.gui = true
     end
   end
 
+  # NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD, EOL January 2018
   # EOL January 2018
+  # Only kept around for those few dev's who have already got this image and continue to use it.
   config.vm.define "zesty32", autostart: false do |zesty32|
     config.vm.box = "ubuntu/zesty32"
     config.vm.provision :shell, path: "Tools/vagrant/initvagrant.sh"
     config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
       vb.name = "ArduPilot (zesty32)"
+      vb.gui = true
     end
   end
 
-  # EOL July 2018
+  # 17.10, EOL July 2018
   config.vm.define "artful32", primary: true do |artful32|
     config.vm.box = "ubuntu/artful32"
     config.vm.provision :shell, path: "Tools/vagrant/initvagrant.sh"
     config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
       vb.name = "ArduPilot (artful32)"
+      vb.gui = true
     end
   end
 
+  # 18.04 LTS , bleeding edge.
   config.vm.define "bionic32", autostart: false do |bionic32|
     config.vm.box = "ubuntu/bionic32"
     config.vm.provision :shell, path: "Tools/vagrant/initvagrant.sh"
     config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
       vb.name = "ArduPilot (bionic32)"
+      vb.gui = true
     end
   end