![]() The resulting file/files can then be imported to a different VirtualBox app. Select File->Export Appliance from the menu, select the name of machine and click Next a couple of times. Next, Open the Oracle VirtualBox manager. Do this by closing the window and selecting ‘Power off the machine’. ![]() The above update and upgrade will take a few minutes so after it is done, it is recommended to export your image should you want to have run the updated VirtualBox image on another machine without going through the entire process above yet again. Ignore the #modprobe vboxsf failed# error at the end and restart the system via typing sudo restart at the command lineĪfter successfully installing the guest additions you can eject the CD (right-click the CD icon and select eject)Īfter logging in again, open the terminal window again and do: This will install the guest additions on the Ubuntu guest system. running, run VirtualBox in the background by putting an ampersand (&) after the command, like this: Click here to view code image. ![]() Open a terminal window and type the following at the command prompt: sudo /media/osboxes/VBox_GAs_5.2.8/n This will add a CD icon to the unity bar on the left, meaning the guest additions CD has been mounted. ![]() Do this by selecting Devices->Insert Guest additions CD image… from the VirtualBox menu. After logging in it is recommended to install the guess additions (to be able to have things like shared folders and shared clipboard). Log in using the credentials given ( as password). Open VirtualBox, click the New icon, Select ‘Linux’ for type, ‘Ubuntu 64-bit’ for version (assuming you downloaded the VirtualBox 64bit vdi), click next a couple of times until you reach the ‘Hard Disk’ section and then click the ‘use an existing virtual hard disk file’ radio buttonĪnd browse for the vdi file you downloaded. Download the 16.04 Ubuntu image for VirtualBox from (the credential details for logging in are here: )
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