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The VBGuestAdditions.iso has to be installed with the installation of VMīy checking in settings->user interface ->devices ->insert GuestAdditions CD image,īut in my case it did not so I searched this ISO file in the host and in the case

I download from VB www the extension pack corresponding to this version,Īnd it is installed: I had access to USB devices.

I installed the VB from the repositories of Ubuntu it is now(july2017) I read the VirtualBox User Guide corresponding to the version of VB installed. I had the same problem as you, I'll explain what I've done: Opens standard ".deb"-Installer, respectively virtual box, to take care of the extension pack. How to install all of that? Double-click. Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.1.28.vbox-extpack The two offered extension packs are identical (same checksum), pick any: Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.1.28-117968.vbox-extpack

(After abovemtioned 32bit nuisances, ) I got lucky with virtualbox-5.1_5.1.28-117968~Ubuntu~xenial_b Thus it's probably best to download VirtualBox itself and the Guest Additions (now renamed/part of "Extension Pack" it directly from the highest 5.1.x version you can find here: And adding 3rd party repos can get you unintendedly the 32bit version with an obscure error version, see this answer. r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 7383936 Dec 19 12:49 VBoxWindowsAdditions-x86.If you intend to get and use Virtual Box 5.1 (not 5.0), at the time of writing, you won't afaik get it through apt. r-xr-xr-x 2 root root 278832 Dec 19 12:48 VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 14634496 Dec 19 13:08 VBoxSolarisAdditions.pkg Start the Ubuntu Server VM and insert the Guest Additions CD image ( Devices menu, Install Guest Additions).Īfter that the install scripts should be accessible in the /media/cdrom/ directory:ĭr-xr-xr-x 3 root root 2048 Dec 19 13:11 32Bitĭr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 2048 Dec 19 13:11 64Bit This is a quick how-to install the additions from the command line on the Ubuntu Server virtual machine: Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions is necessary to enable folder sharing between host and guest operating systems on VirtualBox.

Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions on Ubuntu Server