So, to get better performance and to enable features like folder sharing, seamless mode and shared clipboard, most of us currently install the VirtualBox Guest Additions package. Regardless of whether you boot up a live CD or an installed virtual machine, some key features don’t work ‘out of the box’. The biggest drawback to testing Linux distros in VirtualBox right now is a lack of integration. VirtualBox Guest Additions In the Linux Kernel Guest additions are coming to the Linux kernel.
Soon you won’t need to install the VirtualBox Guest Additions package to get a fully integrated Linux experience with your host OS. VirtualBox makes it easy to try Linux distros without replacing your current operating system or engaging in a game of reboot leap frog.īut things are about to get even easier. Click Run to begin the installation.VirtualBox is popular virtualization software When that happens, you should get a prompt to run the software. This should mount a virtual CD/DVD drive inside the Ubuntu guest machine. To install VirtualBox Guest Additions software on Ubuntu virtual machine operating systems, select the Devices from VirtualBox host application menu and click Insert Guest Additions CD image. sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-dkms build-essential linux-headers-virtualĪfter installing the packages above, restart your machine and continue below. When you’re done, run the commands below to install the latest kernel header and dkms package to support VirtualBox. sudo apt update & sudo apt dist-upgrade & sudo apt autoremove When you’re ready to install VirtualBox guest addition, run the commands below to update Ubuntu. The tool provides tight integration between the host and virtual machine operating systems, improvement to the VM graphics performance, shared folder between the host and guest machines, copying and pasting of text, images and files between the host and guest machine as well as mouse improvement.
When operating the guest machine without the guest addition software, the guest machine will perform poorly and your experience with it will be limited.
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