I am running a server with Ubuntu 10.04 which comes with VirtualBox 3.x. I thought I needed a newer release of VirtualBox so I updated my repositories and installed VirtualBox 4.0.8. But there comes no Guest Additions ISO file with that version in Ubuntu (which it does with the 3.x version).
I am running VirtualBox headless, with Ubuntu 10.04 as host and Windows server 2008 as guest OS.
Where can I find a Guest Addition ISO file, and how do I install it from the command line?
Many thanks for any support.
/M
[Solved] Install Guest Additions
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[Solved] Install Guest Additions
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Re: Install Guest Additions
http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.0.8/
You install it like any other package when using CLI. Mount it to your CD/DVD and type the command using sudo and put --nox11 at the end of the command since you don't have xterm.
You install it like any other package when using CLI. Mount it to your CD/DVD and type the command using sudo and put --nox11 at the end of the command since you don't have xterm.
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Re: Install Guest Additions
Thanks Perryg
So, I did:
So, I did:
- $ VBoxManage controlvm "Windows 2008" poweroff
$ wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualb ... _4.0.8.iso
$ VBoxManage storageattach "Windows 2008" --storagectl "IDE Controller" --port 0 --device 1 --type dvddrive --medium VBoxGuestAdditions_4.0.8.iso
$ VBoxManage startvm "Windows 2008" --type headless
Logged in through remote desktop on the machine and executed the file VboxWindowsAdditions on the DVD
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Re: [Solved] Install Guest Additions
If you installed VB from the Oracle repositories found on the download section of the main site, then the Guest Additions were already available on your Host. They are stored in /usr/share/virtualbox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso. For now, don't forget to release the loaded ISO file, to avoid issues when you remove the file .
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Online User Manual: A must read if you want to know what we're talking about.
Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
Howto: Use Shared Folders on Linux Guest
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E.g. install guest additions site:forums.virtualbox.org
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VirtualBox FAQ: Check this before asking questions.
Online User Manual: A must read if you want to know what we're talking about.
Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
Howto: Use Shared Folders on Linux Guest
See the Tutorials and FAQ section at the top of the Forum for more guides.
Try searching the forums first with Google and add the site filter for this forum.
E.g. install guest additions site:forums.virtualbox.org
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Re: [Solved] Install Guest Additions
You are right, the ISO file is there...Sasquatch wrote:If you installed VB from the Oracle repositories found on the download section of the main site, then the Guest Additions were already available on your Host. They are stored in /usr/share/virtualbox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso. For now, don't forget to release the loaded ISO file, to avoid issues when you remove the file .
The loaded ISO file has been released.
Thanks