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If your installation doesn't offer Guest Additions support by default, start by updating the package sources on your system: sudo pacman -Syyu Many Arch-based Linux distributions often include the Guest Additions package when you install them on a virtual machine. On Debian or other distributions, you can view the files inside the disk image using any preinstalled file manager. Click it to view the contents of the inserted image. If you're using Ubuntu, you'll notice a disk icon appear in the dock. Next, click Devices from the VirtualBox menu and select Insert Guest Additions CD image. Then, run the following command to install some necessary packages: sudo apt install build-essential dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r) Update and upgrade the existing packages on your system by typing: sudo apt update & sudo apt upgrade

Let it boot and wait for the desktop to load. Launch VirtualBox and start the Ubuntu or Debian virtual machine. Note that this method will also work for other Debian-based distributions, including Kali Linux and Linux Mint. Make sure to install the operating system as you won't be able to install Guest Additions on a live operating system. Before you can install Guest Additions, you need to create at least one virtual machine using VirtualBox. Installing Guest Additions is one of the many ways to supercharge your virtual machines. It is a universal way to enable a shared folder and it should work for all distributions.Install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Linux If you use some other distributions as a guest, look at the instructions for Debian. So, I will show you the settings for Arch Linux, Linux Mint and Debian as guest systems. In this tutorial, my host system is Arch Linux, but the host system does not matter in this case because we will do all the setting in the guest systems.