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How to install guest additions on Ubuntu guest machine
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#Ubuntu_Guest_Additions_Install.md

Overview

  • The following document provides instructions for installing guest additions on Ubuntu.
  • This installation was performed on 12/15/2022 running Ubuntu 20.04 as a guest machine using VirtualBox 6.1 on Windows10.

Insturctions

  1. Open a commandline on Ubuntu and execute the following commands:
shawn@shawn-VirtualBox:~$ sudo apt update
shawn@shawn-VirtualBox:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
shawn@shawn-VirtualBox:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
shawn@shawn-VirtualBox:~$ sudo apt install build-essential dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)
  1. Go to devices then select "Insert Guest Additions CD Image".

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  1. Open the mounted CD in the file explorer then open a terminal.
    mount

  2. Execute the following command:

    shawn@shawn-VirtualBox:~$ sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

  3. After the installation is finished execute

    shawn@shawn-VirtualBox:~$ shutdown -r now

Summary

Guest additions provides useful features to allow the host and guest machine to interact; namely, drag/drop functionality, shared clipboard as well as enabling the guest machine to have a custom screen resolution. These features can be enabled using the devices tab.

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