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Install VirtualBox guest additions
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# Steps taken from official documentation: | |
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# https://docs.vagrantup.com/v2/virtualbox/boxes.html | |
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# If you get this message while launching a Vagrant box: | |
shell> vagrant up | |
# ... | |
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# Failed to mount folders in Linux guest. This is usually because | |
# the "vboxsf" file system is not available. Please verify that | |
# the guest additions are properly installed in the guest and | |
# | |
# ... | |
# Do the following: | |
shell> vagrant ssh | |
vagrant> sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` dkms | |
# Mind the VirtualBox version you're using | |
vagrant> wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/5.0.12/VBoxGuestAdditions_5.0.12.iso | |
vagrant> sudo mkdir /media/VBoxGuestAdditions | |
vagrant> sudo mount -o loop,ro VBoxGuestAdditions_5.0.12.iso /media/VBoxGuestAdditions | |
vagrant> sudo sh /media/VBoxGuestAdditions/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run | |
vagrant> rm VBoxGuestAdditions_5.0.12.iso | |
vagrant> sudo umount /media/VBoxGuestAdditions | |
vagrant> sudo rmdir /media/VBoxGuestAdditions | |
vagrant> exit | |
shell> vagrant halt | |
# Now it should work | |
shell> vagrant up | |
# Alternative to be checked out: | |
# https://github.com/dotless-de/vagrant-vbguest |
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