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In previous experience installing Ubuntu Server on a VirtualBox VM, I simply installed VirtualBox additions from the Devices > Install Guest Additions CD image. I had issues with VirtualBox guest additions, and this is how I solved it. Read this post where I outline the necessary steps.I recently installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) (dated 23 April 2020), with the intention of creating a VM using VirtualBox 6.0.22 (released ). The next step you might want to take is creating and mounting a shared directory from your host computer.

That’s it! Guest Additions is now installed. Change directories and list the contents.

This is analogous to inserting a cdrom with this.

Under the Devices/CD/DVD Devicesmenu, select “Choose a Virtual CD/DVD disk file…”.

Run the virtual machine that you want to install Guest Additions on.

iso for your version of Virtual Box to your host computer: Otherwise, you can install it by going to File/Settings/Extensionsand then add the latest Extension Pack. If you choose to open with VirtualBox Manager, then it’s very straight forward to install.

When downloading the Extension Pack, you should be prompted to either save or open with VirtualBox Manager.

Download and install the latest Extension Pack for your version of Virtual Box to your host computer:.

So here are the steps that I took to get the Guest Additions successfully installed on my virtual machine. Unfortunately, this didn’t work, and I’m not entirely sure why. I initially tried to install the Guest Additions by selecting the “Install Guest Additions…” menu option under the Devices menu. This is a step-by-step tutorial on how to install the Guest Additions on a VirtualBox Virtual Machine installed with Ubuntu 12.04 so that you can access a shared directory on the host computer.