Īfter clicking on Install Guest Additions, you will receive the message that the content of Guest Additions CD can not be found (Do not see the Guest Additions installation CD). Note: You can only install Guest Additions when Virtual Machine is running. You can then use VirtualBox.įigure 7: Installing Guest Additions for Virtual Machine. Sudo mount -a However, since you have installed the kernel module, you still have to restart the system. You can apply changes in the / etc / fstab file without restarting the system with the following command: Since you have installed a new kernel module, and adding a line to the / etc / fstab file, you may have to restart the system. None / proc / bus / usb usbfs devgid = XXX, devmode = 664 0 0 Where XXX is the ID of the vboxusers user group. Next add a new line to the / etc / fstab file, the additional line looks like this: Where XXX is the ID of the vboxusers user group. This command will display information with the following form: įirst you need to check the ID number of vboxusers with the following command: To enable USB connection support, you must add the vboxusers user ID to a new line in the / etc / fstab file. Sudo gpasswd -a USERNAME vboxusers Where USERNAME is the username you want to add.īefore launching VirtualBox you need to configure VirtualBox.
When the installation is complete you will have to create users in the vboxusers group. If you do not install this kernel module VirtualBox will not work. Since the goal is to install the closed version of VirtualBox, use the following syntax:ĭuring this installation process you will have to approve the installation of the kernel module for the currently running kernel. Then run the command to install VirtualBox. Once you have run the apt-key command successfully, you can start executing the apt update with the following command: Then use the following command to add the key: First download the key of VirtualBox here and save this key to the ~ / directory. Before updating apt, you must add the VirtualBox storage key. To do this, open the terminal window and enter the following command:Īfter entering the administrator password, the sources.list file will be opened and you need to add the following command at the end of this file:
To install VirtualBox on Ubuntu, you will have to add the necessary containers for the application management system. VirtualBox has an open source version called OSE, but this open version does not support some of the features needed for enterprise environments such as VRDB (remote connection execution) and USB connection support. Then perform the configuration for Windows 7 to run in an accurate resolution and allow users to launch this Windows 7 virtual machine remotely.įirst we will perform the installation of a closed source version of VirtualBox. Network Administration - This article will show you how to install Windows 7 on an Ubuntu 9.04 server using VirtualBox.
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