In this article, I’ll explain step-by-step how to install the VirtualBox guest additions for an Ubuntu virtual machine. This assumes that you already installed Ubuntu as a virtual machine in VirtualBox. The presented instructions work for any type of Ubuntu flavor or derivative, for example Xubuntu, Linux Mint and Pop!_OS.Īt the time of this writing, Ubuntu 20.04 is the latest long term support (LTS) release. In case you don’t yet have a Ubuntu virtual machine, the following article explains how to install Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS step-by-step: In preparation for this article, I created a VirtualBox virtual machine based on Ubuntu Desktop 20.04. How to install Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS in VirtualBoxīefore installing anything on your Ubuntu system, you should always update the operating system first. #Install guest additions virtualbox how to Why? Because package dependencies might have changed since your last update. To update the currently installed packages on your Ubuntu system, start the virtual machine and run the following two commands from the terminal: This could lead to potential installation issues when installing new software. #Install guest additions virtualbox drivers.#Install guest additions virtualbox how to.
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