Help installing guest additions in SparkyLinux.

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LPIII
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Help installing guest additions in SparkyLinux.

Post by LPIII »

SparkyLinux Is based on Debian. I ran:

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sudo apt install build-essential dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)
Then in Devices I choose "Insert Guest Additions CD Image" and ran:

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sudo mkdir -p /mnt/guestadditions
But couldn't run:

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sudo mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/guestadditions
scottgus1
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Primary OS: MS Windows 10
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Windows, Linux

Re: Help installing guest additions in SparkyLinux.

Post by scottgus1 »

Guest Additions from official Virtualbox doesn't use dkms, but does have the same prerequisites as installing Virtualbox on a Linux host. See https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04. ... ions-linux and https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch02. ... nux-prereq.
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