How to install Guest Additions with Folder Sharing on VirtualBox - The Debian Way
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I will be using as host and guest systems the current stable distribution Debian Wheezy.
Firstly, install VirtualBox and the Guest Additions:
apt-get install virtualbox virtualbox-guest-additions
Then install Debian Wheezy as a guest system. Next, mount the Guest Additions ISO file by navigating through the menu system of Virtualbox:
Devices -> CD/DVD Drives -> Choose a virtual CD/DVD disk file …
Choose the ISO from this path: /usr/share/virtuabox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
Next, in your guest OS, mount the virtual CD, and run the installer:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
cd /mnt
./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
Next shut down your guest OS and set up the shared folder in the menu system of Virtualbox:
- Settings -> Shared Folders -> +
- Select Folder
- Check “Auto-mount”
Re-start your guest OS, and you will have the shared folder auto-mounted in /media/sf_Public.
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