This is because we are running the server edition and have not got an window manager e.g. You will get an error saying “Could not find X.org or Xfree.86 on the guest system”. the ISO imageĭepending on whether you are running a 32bit or 64bit OS, run the relevant installer. Then, power on your Ubuntu/Linux virtual machine and install the Dec 11. Mount the Guest Additions ISO to the mount pointĭisplay the directory contents i.e. Go to the Virtualbox Devices entry on the menu bar of the guest OS and select Install Guest Additions…, this will load the Guest Additions ISO CD image.Ĭreate a directory called cdrom, this will become our mount point Reboot the server by entering the command To install Guest Additions, do the following: However, you can’t do any of these as you are not running a window manager! r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 7383936 Dec 19 12:49 VBoxWindowsAdditions-x86.Because Linux servers do not normally run with a Window Manager like KDE or GNOME, the only benefit of installing guest additions on a VirtualBox VM is so that you can share drives/ folders with the host.Ī common misconception is that you can resize the window and being able to copy and paste between host and guest OS. r-xr-xr-x 2 root root 278832 Dec 19 12:48 VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 14634496 Dec 19 13:08 VBoxSolarisAdditions.pkg In this video I will show you how to install and enable Guest Additions for Ubuntu 20.04 on VirtualBox Windows 10. r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 7361995 Dec 19 13:06 n Ubuntu is a popular Linux-based operating. Start the Ubuntu Server VM and insert the Guest Additions CD image ( Devices menu, Install Guest Additions).Īfter that the install scripts should be accessible in the /media/cdrom/ directory:ĭr-xr-xr-x 3 root root 2048 Dec 19 13:11 32Bitĭr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 2048 Dec 19 13:11 64Bit This is a quick how-to install the additions from the command line on the Ubuntu Server virtual machine: Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions is necessary to enable folder sharing between host and guest operating systems on VirtualBox. Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions on Ubuntu Server
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