how to add virtualbox guest additions ubuntu 16.04.3

It is also recommended to have dkms installed (see below - Note 4). In case the Guest Additions fail to build we may have to install the Linux kernel headers (see How do I install kernel header files?) or build-essential tools in addition. Installing Guest Additions from Virtual Box Manager In the guest you will then have access to a CD-ROM with the installer. iso file as a CD in your virtual machine's settings. iso file with an image of the OSE edition of the guest additions CD will install in the host directory /usr/share/virtualbox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso.

sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso It is not recommended to install these in newer releases of Virtual Box as obtained from the Oracle repository (see below).Īlternatively we can install the package virtualbox-guest-additions-iso in the host Ubuntu. This will install guest additions matching the Virtual Box version as obtained from the repositories. In case we have installed the OSE edition of Virtual Box from the repositories we can add the guest additions from the repositories in the guest. Installing Guest additions from the repositories If you have trouble installing Ubuntu in a VirtualBox VM, because the installer window does not fit the low resolution screen size, you can move the window with Alt+ F7.

How to add virtualbox guest additions ubuntu 16.04.3