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Support #881

Updated by Daniel Curtis about 7 years ago

This is a simple guide on installing the VirtualBox guest additions on Debian 8 (Jessie). 

 h2. Prepare the Environment 

 * Make sure the system is up to date: 
 <pre> 
 sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade 
 </pre> 

 * Install a couple dependencies: 
 <pre> 
 sudo apt-get install build-essential module-assistant 
 </pre> 

 * Prepare the necessary kernel headers: 
 <pre> 
 sudo m-a prepare 
 </pre> 

 * Insert the virtual guest additions ISO image 

 h2. Install VirtualBox Guest Additions 

 * Open a terminal and copy the file to the home directory: 
 <pre> 
 cp /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.sh ~ 
 sudo ~/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run ~/VBoxLinuxAdditions.sh 
 </pre>

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