In the virtual machine window, select Devices > Insert Guest Additions CD image. sudo add-apt-repository universeĪfter the above packages are installed, prepare your system to build kernel module. Note: On Ubuntu MATE edition, you need to enable the universe repository, which can be done with the following command, in order to install module-assistant. sudo apt-get install build-essential module-assistant dkms Install required packages for building kernel modules. sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get upgrade & sudo apt-get dist-upgrade & means the shell will only execute the next command after previous command is successfully executed. Log into Ubuntu (Guest OS), open a terminal and update your software with the below command. Install Virtualbox Guest Additions on Ubuntu The following instructions are tested on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 16.10.

Tip: Virtualbox Guest additions are compiled and installed inside a guest OS. The guest additions will also provide 3D support for Unity desktop thus improving the speed of Ubuntu virtual machine. Guest additions allow your guest OS to be full screen and enable the host and guest to share files and folders with each other. In this tutorial I will show you how to install virtualbox guest additions on Ubuntu virtual machine.

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