![]() ![]() 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.VBoxLinuxAdditions.Guest Additions provide additional capability to a guest virtual machine, including file sharing. Check CDROM listing: ls /mnt this will also show you the CD contents.Mount the CDROM from the terminal: sudo mount /dev/cdrom /mnt.Open files and click on the CD, you should be able to view the CD Image contents.Insert the Guest Additions CD: From the top bar of your virtual machine click on devices then Insert Guest Additions CD Image.Install the needed dependencies: sudo apt install dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential.if there are updates then upgrade: sudo apt upgrade or from root apt upgrade.Update the OS: sudo apt update or from root apt update.I used this article as the base of installing it and making the video how to. This article has a good write up on what the Guest Additions provide you. ![]() The Virtual Box Guest Additions makes features such as copying and pasting between the host OS and virtual machine as well as running the virtual machine in full screen. In this article I will show you how to install the Virtual Box Guest Additions on a Debian 11 virtual machine. As per best practice, I setup a virtual machine to test configs and updates first before deploying it to my production infrastructure. I have been working with Debian 11 and running docker on it to host a few applications at home. ![]()
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