VirtualBox 7 is not available in the default package repositories of Ubuntu 22.04. To make the system package cache up to date, run $ sudo apt update 2) Add VirtualBox 7 Repository Without any further delay, let’s deep dive into the installation steps 1) Update System Package Cache

Multi Core Processor ( 4 Core CPUs or more).

Minimal Ubuntu 22.04 LTS system installed.

In other words, we can say that we run guest OS in a VM.

Virtual machine ( VM) – This is the special environment that VirtualBox creates for our Guest OS while it is running.

Guest operating system ( Guest OS) – It is an operating system which is running inside the virtual machine.

Host OS for virtual box can be Windows, UNIX and Mac OS X.

Host Operating System ( Host OS) – It is an operating system of the physical machine on which VirtualBox is installed or will be installed.

Then, open the Ubuntu terminal and mount the guest additions CD image by running the following command: sudo mount /dev/cdrom /mnt Execute nĪfter mounting the image, cd into the /mnt directory, and run the n script: cd /mnt/Īfter the installation is complete, reboot your Ubuntu Virtual Machine before the Guest Additions software takes effect.

Sudo apt install build-essential dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r) Mount Guest Additions CD Imageįrom the Devices menu of your virtual machine’s window, select Devices | Insert guest additions CD image.Ĭlick on Cancel when asked, Would you like to run it? Login to your VM and Install the dependency packages before starting with the Guest Additions installation by running the following in a Terminal window: sudo apt update How to Install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Ubuntu 20.04 LinuxĪfter installing Ubuntu 20.04 on VirtualBox, we need to install VirtualBox Guest Additions to enable additional features that VirtualBox provides for the Guest Operating system.įollowing are the steps to install VirtualBox Guest Additions on a Ubuntu 20.04 Virtual Machine:

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