The following describes how to install the VirtualBox Guest Additions on Linux.
NOTE: The following bash commands were tested on Ubuntu and may differ depending on the guest Linux OS.
1. Select from the menu Devices > Insert Guest Additions CD Image… to mount the ISO.
2. Run the following command to download the per-requisite components.
~$ sudo apt-get install dkms build-essential linux-generic linux-image-generic linux-headers-generic
3. Check that the
notify-send
libraries are installed to get VirtualBox notifications within the guest client.
~$ notify-send
If the following error occurs:
bash: notify-send: command not found
, then
libnotify-bin
needs to be installed.
~$ sudo apt-get install libnotify-bin
4. Run the VirtualBox Linux Additions script.
~$ sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
5. Reboot the system for the Guest Additions to take effect.
NOTE: If the Shared Clipboard or Drag and Drop options are changed, then the VBoxClient service needs to be restarted.
~$ sudo killall VBoxClient
~$ sudo VBoxClient-all
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