It happens in my case when trying to install the additions in Elementary OS 6. Sometimes it outputs an error “Unable to insert the virtual optical disk … into the machine …” when you click on the menu option in VM (VirtualBox Machine). Unable to insert the virtual optical disk: Just click “ Run” and it starts to install the guest additions after you typing user password in authentication dialog.Īfter installation, the additions will function in next boot of the Guest OS. Usually, a pop-up dialog will open and prompt whether to run autorun script or not. Then go to VM menu “ Devices -> Insert Guest Additions CD image“. Install Guest Additions in the Normal Wayįirstly, start and login the Guest OS. However, it might not function in some cases. Installing the software suite is easy via a menu option. It’s useful when you try to share folder and/or clipboard between guest and host, enable USB support etc. Guest Additions is a set of device drivers and system applications to install in Guest OS. We can use dashboard shortcuts to start VirtualBox or simply run following command from a terminal.This simple tutorial shows how to install Virtualbox Guest Additions in Ubuntu based systems, e.g., Linux Mint, Zorin OS and Elementary OS, with fix or workaround for common issues. If you have already installed an older version of VirtualBox, Below command will update it automatically. Step 3 – Install VirtualBox on Ubuntu 18.04Īfter completing the above steps, let’s install VirtualBox using the following commands. This command will add an entry to /etc/apt/sources.list at end of the file. sudo add-apt-repository 'deb bionic contrib' You can do this by running the below command on your system.

Then, you need to add Oracle VirtualBox PPA to Ubuntu system. Now, import the Oracle public key to your system signed the Debian packages using the following commands. After login to your system update current packages of the system to the latest version. Login to your Ubuntu 18.04 desktop system with sudo privileged user. This tutorial will help you to install VirtualBox on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver Linux systems. You can read the ChangeLog to know more about changes in newer version’s of VirtualBox. Oracle VirtualBox 6.1 is the latest major release after launched by Oracle team.

Oracle VirtualBox 6.1.10 has been released on June 05, 2020.

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