Failing to find it, it may give you an opportunity to download the file from the internet. If all that fails, follow one of the steps below. The package should include the VBoxGuestAdditions. Install a package through the usual channels for your distribution.
Continue with instructions for setting up file sharing. For other, older versions of guest OS's and VirtualBox , the. After installing Ubuntu inside virtualbox, you need to install the guest additions to get better hardware functionality inside it.
These include full screen resolution, mouse wheel and pointer integration, copy paste from host os shared clipboard , shared folders etc. This tutorial shows you how to install VirtualBox guest additions in Ubuntu. The same method works for similar distros like Xubuntu, Kubuntu and Lubuntu.
Virtualbox guest additions are compiled for the target system, so it needs the necessary kernel headers and related programs. Install the following 2 packages. This will insert the guest additions cd image into the guest OS. On Ubuntu unity, you should see the cd icon on the left panel towards the lower side.
Click it to open the VBox guest additions cd in file manager. VirtualBox has special software that can be installed inside Windows, Linux and Solaris virtual machines to improve performance and make integration much more seamless.
Among the features provided by these Guest Additions are mouse pointer integration and arbitrary screen solutions e. Like many other virtualization solutions, for easy data exchange between hosts and guests, VirtualBox allows for declaring certain host directories as 'shared folders', which can then be accessed from within virtual machines.
If you are running Debian, it is strongly suggested to use a package manager like aptitude or synaptic to download and install packages, instead of doing so manually via this website. Note that in some browsers you will need to tell your browser you want the file saved to a file.
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