{"id":47014,"date":"2024-08-07T13:56:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T13:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=47014"},"modified":"2024-09-12T14:47:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:47:14","slug":"virtualbox-guest-additions-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2024\/08\/virtualbox-guest-additions-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Install VirtualBox Guest Additions for Ubuntu 24.04 VM"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This tutorial shows how to install the guest additions for Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint based systems that are running as Virtualbox virtual machine.<\/p>\n

Guest Additions is an external package designed to be installed inside a VirtualBox guest OS. It enables closer integration between the host and guest OSes, including features such as shared folder<\/b>, custom video drivers, seamless window<\/b> mode, and more.<\/p>\n

Guest Additions is not installed by default after installed your system as virtual machine. It’s however easy to install through the official CD image.<\/p>\n

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Ubuntu 24.04 Guest OS in VirtualBox<\/p><\/div>\n

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Step 1: Download & Insert Guest Additions CD Image<\/h3>\n

If you installed VirtualBox through the official package from its website, then it includes the guest additions image file in the installation directory.<\/p>\n

In the case, just boot your guest OS<\/b>, then go to the virtual machine menu Devices<\/b> -> Insert Guest Additions CD image…<\/b>. Finally, you can access the disk content from in the guest OS file manager.<\/p>\n

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Some packages (such as VBox in Ubuntu system repository) do NOT include that image. When you click the menu option, it pops up a dialog asking you to click download the image, which however may fail for unknown reason!<\/p>\n

In the case, you may follow the steps below to manually download and insert the CD image.<\/p>\n

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it prompted to click download guest additions disk image, but then failed<\/p><\/div>\n

1. Download Guest Additions CD Image<\/h4>\n

As a workaround, you may manually download the CD image<\/b> by visiting the link below in either host or guest OS:<\/p>\n

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Download VirtualBox (Guest Additions)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Choose your VirtualBox version in the web page then select download the ‘VBoxGuestAdditions_x.x.xxx.iso’ file.<\/p>\n

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2. Insert the CD Image<\/h4>\n

If you downloaded the CD image in the host OS<\/i>,<\/strong> then close the virtual machine and open its Settings<\/b> page.<\/p>\n

Next, navigate to “Storage<\/b>” tab. Click ‘Adds optical drive’ icon after Controller: IDE<\/code>, finally choose to\u00a0add the downloaded guest additions CD image. Finally, boot the guest OS.<\/p>\n

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If you downloaded the image inside the guest OS,<\/strong> then, just right-click on the .iso image in your Downloads<\/i> folder, and click Open with Disk Image Mounter<\/code> option.<\/p>\n

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Step 2: Install the Guest Additions<\/h3>\n

If step 1 is done properly, then you’ll see the “VBox_GAs_x.x.xx<\/code>” mounted in the left pane in your file manager.<\/p>\n

Just click on it to open the disk content page, right-click on blank area then choose “Open in Terminal<\/b>” to open up a terminal window with that folder as working directory.<\/p>\n

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In the pop-up terminal window, finally run the 2 commands below one by one to install:<\/p>\n