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Install Guest Additions in Linux

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Install Guest Additions in Linux

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- [Instructor] VirtualBox Guest Additions are pieces of software installed in the guest operating system, that give the guest OS a direct communication path to the VirtualBox hypervisor. This allows the guest to take advantage of faster drivers, better screen resolutions, and better integration between the guest and host, including a seamless mouse. I highly recommend installing guest additions as it makes the virtual experience smoother. Installing guest additions can be troublesome but I think it's worth it. Before installing VirtualBox Guest Additions, there are a few prerequisites. All Linux operating systems software has to be up to date. After the OS is updated, it needs to be rebooted so we're using the latest kernel from the OS update. Note that shutting down the VM while restoring to a previous snapshot does not accomplish this. The VM has to go through the boot process. Networking needs to be turned on so we…

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