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55 lines
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
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<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
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<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="additions-linux-install">
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<title>Installing the Linux Guest Additions</title>
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<body>
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<p>
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The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions for Linux are provided on
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the same virtual CD-ROM file as the Guest Additions for
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Windows. See <xref href="mountingadditionsiso.dita#mountingadditionsiso"/>. They also
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come with an installation program that guides you through the
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setup process. However, due to the significant differences
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between Linux distributions, installation may be slightly more
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complex when compared to Windows.
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</p>
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<p>
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Installation generally involves the following steps:
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</p>
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<ol>
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<li>
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<p>
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Before installing the Guest Additions, you prepare your
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guest system for building external kernel modules. This
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works as described in
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<xref href="externalkernelmodules.dita#externalkernelmodules"/>, except that this
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step must be performed in your Linux
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<i>guest</i> instead of on a Linux host
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system.
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</p>
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<p>
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If you suspect that something has gone wrong, check that
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your guest is set up correctly and run the following
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command as root:
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</p>
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<pre xml:space="preserve">rcvboxadd setup</pre>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>
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Insert the <filepath>VBoxGuestAdditions.iso</filepath> CD
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file into your Linux guest's virtual CD-ROM drive, as
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described for a Windows guest in
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<xref href="mountingadditionsiso.dita#mountingadditionsiso"/>.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>
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Change to the directory where your CD-ROM drive is mounted
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and run the following command as root:
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</p>
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<pre xml:space="preserve">sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run</pre>
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</li>
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</ol>
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</body>
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</topic>
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