Removing existing VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules.
Uncompressing VirtualBox 4.3.36 Guest Additions for Linux. Now change your working directory to /media/cdrom and run the vbox additions installer. Make a cdrom directory under /media and mount the virtualbox guest additions iso image. dev/sr0 is the name of the virtual CD/DVD drive.įYI, /dev/sr0 is a device on the SCSI controller, whereas /dev/hda is a device on the IDE controller, /dev/cdrom is a symlink to either /dev/sr0 or /dev/hda (the first CD/DVD device). Now open a terminal in Elementary OS, and issue the following command: blki d Once the download is complete, it will ask you to insert the iso image into the virtual CD/DVD drive. The VBoxGuestAdditions_.iso file will be downloaded into /home//.config/Virtualbox directory It will ask you to download the guest additions iso image. In the virtual machine window, select Devices > Insert Guest Additions CD image. Prepare your system for building kernel module sudo m-a prepare sudo apt-get install build-essential module-assistant Install required packages for building kernel modules. sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get dist-upgrade Log into Elementary OS (guest OS) and update your software packages. Install Virtualbox Guest Additions on Elementary OS Virtual Machine Once you installed the guest additions, you will have more option in the resolution selection.
It can also power up the graphics ability of your guest machine so the guest machine can enter full-screen mode. What the guest additions offer are the ability to share directories, files and clipboard between your host machine and guest machine. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to install Virtualbox guest Additions on Elementary OS virtual machine.
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