How to install Virtual Box Additions on Ubuntu

If you install ubuntu as a guest on virtual box, you need to do a couple of things to install the virtualbox additions:

1. Mount your ubuntu cd/iso from the virtualbox GUI.

2. Install GNU Compiler and header files (use the command uname -r and substitute it with KERNELVERSION in the command below)

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-KERNELVERSION

3. Now mount the VirtualBoxAdditions cd/iso from the virtualbox GUI.

4. Run the VirtuaBox installer:

sudo sh /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run install

5. Restart the virtual machine and you are all done!

#Mais informações http://robotification.com/2007/06/15/how-to-install-virtual-box-additions-on-ubuntu/

#Caso o sistema da sua Virtual Machine seja Fedora acesse esse link http://www.sysprobs.com/install-fedora-15-virtualbox-steps-install-virtualbox-guest-additions-fedora-15

--- Jackson Calhau 2011/09/05 16:38