The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: Linux-headers-generic is already the newest version.
Linux lubuntu1 2.6.27-9-generic #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 21:57: i686 sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-genericīuild-essential is already the newest version. I have yet to be able to install the Guest Additions for my Ubuntu guest.Ĭode: Select all Expand view Collapse view uname -a If it's not cool to piggyback on a forum topic, I can open up another but my issue seems to be the same (at least initially) as the original poster. Nov 2007, 22:03 Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Primary OS: Ubuntu other VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: Ubuntu-64bit, Windows Stéphane stephanecharette Volunteer Posts: 296 Joined: 10. If it works, then all you need to do is reboot the guest. You'll need to install them with this:Ħ) type: sudo apt-get install build-essentials linux-headers-generic The first time you do this you'll likely get told you're missing things, like the kernel headers. (Or, if you are running the 64-bit version of Ubuntu as your guest, you'd use n instead.)
Can somebody teach me how to do it? I will appreciate if you can write it step by step and describe it in details.Ģ) in the VirtualBox guest window menubar, select "Devices->Install Guest Additions"ģ) if prompted to automatically attempt to run software from the CD, just hit cancelĤ) open a command-prompt window (Applications->Accessories->Terminal)ĥ) type: sudo /cdrom/n I am trying to install VirtualBox Linux additions but failed. Your Ubuntu virtual machine has been successfully installed.Vannylim2005 wrote:I just install the Ubuntu as guest OS for learning purpose. After rebooting you will get login prompt like this. Reboot the virtual machine to complete installation. After completing installation virtual machine will ask for reboot. This will start the Ubuntu installation on VirtualBox.
Enter your name, username and password to configure your system identity and click on Continue button Select the keyboard layout as per your language and click on Continue button. Select the location the server resides to properly setting system date time and click on Continue button. Installation type:- Select Erase disk and install Ubuntu option and click on Install Now button. You can select option “Download updates while installing” to install updated packages and click Continue. To install permanently select Install Ubuntu to begin installation. You can simply start ubuntu without installing. After booting the vm, You will see screen like below.
Select the ISO of downloaded Ubuntu operating system and click Start button. As operating system is not installed, It will ask for bootable drive. Click on Start button as per showing below screencast. Now We will install operating system on this virtual machine. At this stage you have create an Ubuntu virtual machine without operating system. Select eh location of files to be created in system and size of hard drive to be created. Using this option hard drive grows on system as it fills only. We suggest to use option “Dynamically allocated”. You may select other formats If you want to use these hard drive with other virtualization software’s. Choose the type of virtual hard drive file to be created. As we are creating new virtul machine so just select option “ Create a virtual hard drive now” and click Create button. Select the memory size to allot to new vm as per below screenshot. Input name of your vm and select appropriate type and version and click Next. Start VirtualBox and click New button to create virtual machine. If you don’t have already installed it, Visit below link and install latest version of VirtualBox on your system. We are assuming you have pre-installed VirtualBox on your system. Ubuntu Server: Download and Install VirtualBox
Visit following urls to dowload latest version of Ubuntu ISO. VirtualBox is also a popular software for creating virtual machine available for Windows and Linux environment. Recently Ubuntu releases its newest version 15.04 (Vivid Vervet). Ubuntu is a most popular Linux-based operating system.