Installing packages required for building Guest Additionsįor installing the VirtualBox guest additions you need to open the terminal.If you are looking for easy mouse pointer integration.įor installing VirtualBox Guest Additions on Ubuntu 20.04 we have to do the following two things:.

It has provided a drag-and-drop feature that allows copying or opening files from the host to the guest or from the guest to the host.

If you are looking for a simple way, to share folders between the host and the guest.

For a secured host/guest communication channels.

When you look for better video performance, this provides the best time synchronization.

When you want to share the clipboard of the guest operating system with the host operating system.

The Virtual box Guest Additions are helpful in the following situations: They comprise device drivers and system applications that optimize the guest operating system for better performance and usability.

Guest Additions are designed to be installed inside a virtual machine after the guest operating system has been installed.

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