Guest additions not working after routine ubuntu host update
Posted: 10. Dec 2011, 18:12
I am running Ubuntu 11.04 and when I started the machine for the day, the update manager came up with a list of routine updates which it often does. After allowing it to install the updates, the VirtualBox guest additions no longer work on any of the VMs I have.
Digging around on Google I found a reference to the fact that if there are any updates to the Linux kernel, the guest additions have to be reinstalled, but the post was old and the instructions given didn't work - they involved running VboxAdd from a location that does not exist on my machine.
I tried removing the guest additions .iso from the storage section in settings and then re-adding it but that made no difference. I don't know how to completely remove the guest additions from the host and reinstall them.
This must be a routine thing but I can't figure it out. Can anyone help?
Digging around on Google I found a reference to the fact that if there are any updates to the Linux kernel, the guest additions have to be reinstalled, but the post was old and the instructions given didn't work - they involved running VboxAdd from a location that does not exist on my machine.
I tried removing the guest additions .iso from the storage section in settings and then re-adding it but that made no difference. I don't know how to completely remove the guest additions from the host and reinstall them.
This must be a routine thing but I can't figure it out. Can anyone help?