VirtualBox-Centos-6.5-GuestAdditions-Install-Notes

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# Below are the steps taken to install the GuestAdditions on a VirtualBox Centos 6.5 Instance.   This was done to setup sharing between Mac OSX and CentOS 6.5.
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# Login to the GUEST ( your actual VirtualBox CentOS Instance ), update `yum` and install the necessary packages
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yum update
yum --enablerepo rpmforge install dkms
yum --enablerepo rpmforge install dkms
yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
yum install kernel-devel

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# Next, setup a shared folder:
#  * From the (running) VirtualBox instance, go to "Devices > Shared Folders Settings" (located in the menu at the top of your screen)
#  * Click the +Add New Shared Folder icon
#  * Navigate to the path on your HOST machine ( the machine used to start VirtualBox ) that you'd like to share
#  * Check "Auto-mount" and "Make Permanent" 
#  * Click "OK" and save your changes
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# Go back into the GUEST ( your actual VirtualBox CentOS Instance ) machine and issue the following commands:
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mkdir /media/VirtualBoxGuestAdditions
mount -t iso9660 -o loop /dev/disk/by-label/VBOXADDITIONS_4.3.14_95030 /media/VirtualBoxGuestAdditions
/media/VirtualBoxGuestAdditions/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run


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#  >>> Note: update VBOXADDITIONS_4.3.14_95030 as needed
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# Once the install completes, you can now mount your shared folder.
# Example:
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mount -t vboxsf SHARED_FOLDER_NAME /path/to/where/you/want/to/mount/this/folder

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#  >>> Note that SHARED_FOLDER_NAME is the name you gave for the 
#      shared folder - not the actual path
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