Installing the Linux Guest Additions

To install the guest additions:

  1. Prepare your guest system for building external kernel modules. Follow the steps in , on your Linux VM instead of on a Linux host system.

  2. Insert the VBoxGuestAdditions.iso CD file into your Linux guest's virtual CD-ROM drive. See .

  3. Change to the directory where your CD-ROM drive is mounted and run the following command as root:

    sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
  4. If you suspect that something has gone wrong, check that your VM is set up correctly and run the following command as root:

    rcvboxadd setup