If you would like to uninstall the Guest Additions, run: sudo sh. In for instance Ubuntu Lucid, the CD image should mount at /media/ so that would be cd /media/ If you are running a Linux guest, open a terminal and type: cd /cdrom Make sure you have the image, for example VBoxGuestAdditions.iso or VBOXADDITIONS, mounted as CDROM. iso files.Įxecuting install script for Guest Additions on older Linux guests Note that recent versions of VirtualBox have changed the method of mounting. For example, in the VirtualBox window, choose the Storage section under Details, and so forth. iso CD image for your guest OS when installing it on the guest, now mount VBoxGuestAdditions.iso as a CD on the guest. Making VBoxGuestAdditions.iso visible to the guest

iso file and executing the scripts in the. iso file is on the host, but the guest needs to see it (and file sharing is not yet enabled.) Follow the next two steps for mounting the. Continue with instructions for setting up file sharing.įor other, older versions of guest OS's and VirtualBox, the. Some, recent versions of VirtualBox will now be able to find the file on the host when you choose Device -> Install Guest Additions on the VirtualBox running a guest. For example, you might use: sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso Install a package through the usual channels for your distribution.It should contain the corresponding VBoxGuestAdditions_X.Y.Z.iso file. Open and enter the subdirectory for the latest version of VirtualBox.

The package should include the VBoxGuestAdditions.iso file.

On the host (not the guest):ĭownload a VirtualBox package from (you might have installed this package when you installed VirtualBox). If all that fails, follow one of the steps below. Failing to find it, it may give you an opportunity to download the file from the internet. VirtualBox will look for the needed file. In the guest virtual machine, choose Devices -> Install Guest Additions from the menubar of VirtualBox. How you get that file to the guest can depend on the OS of the guest - see below.Īfter installing Guest Additions, on some, older guests you might need to restart the guest. Guest Additions are distributed on their own CD image (.iso file) named VBoxGuestAdditions.iso. software from a third party (Oracle), not open source and not installed in the usual fashion for the guest OS.software installed on a guest virtual machine.Guest Additions provide additional capability to a guest virtual machine, including file sharing.

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