It seems there’s lots of confusion on what is the right fashion to install VirtualBox invitee additions packages on Kali Linux. Unfortunately, there’s solely ane fashion to exercise it! So if you’re non next the steps below, you lot won’t hold upward able to purpose Kali Linux is amount covert properly (seamless windows) as well as shared clipboard or drag n’drop volition non work. I’ve truly posted this inwards a form out postal service amongst detailed stride past times stride instructions showing how to install Kali Linux on VirtualBox. But fifty-fifty on that post, I’ve seen many users getting confused as well as it seems creating a separate post nearly right fashion to install VirtualBox Guest additions packages on Kali Linux is the fashion to go.
This postal service volition develop or resolve the next issues:
- Can’t brand Kali Linux run inwards amount covert on VirtualBox
- Can’t enable shared folder on Kali Linux running on VirtualBox.
- Shared clipboard non working on Kali Linux on VirtualBox.
- Kali Linux on VirtualBox is irksome as well as non responding. It freezes!
- Mouse integration is non working on Kali Linux on VirtualBox.
- Kali Linux on VirtualBox doesn’t divulge your display resolution properly.
While nosotros are at it, I volition besides include the instructions on how to exercise a shared folder as well as therefore that you lot tin re-create glue contents betwixt your host as well as invitee operating system.
Correct fashion to install VirtualBox Guest Additions packages on Kali Linux
I estimate the most annoying resultant inwards a VirtualBox is when you lot are non able to become far fullscreen as well as fifty-fifty if you’re able to, it only wont play nicely. Following are the exact steps you lot necessitate to follow to install VirtualBox invitee additions packages on Kali Linux as well as develop these issue.
Step 1: Install dependencies
One matter to authorities annotation is that you lot necessitate to convey the correct repositories added earlier whatsoever of these would work. Once you’ve added the right as well as official repositories, only update your parcel manager.
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade -y
apt-get dist-upgrade -y
Update 24/04/2015: As Violatedsmurf pointed out inwards the comments section, it’s improve off doing update, upgrade as well as dist-upgrade earlier installing headers. It’s because if you’ve installed an older Kali Linux version, right Linux headers mightiness non hold upward available inwards the repo anymore.
Install all the dependencies past times running the next command:
apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) -y
Step 2: Mount VirtualBox Guest Additions drive
From device bill of fare on your VirtualBox, click on Install VirtualBox invitee additions pick (while you’re running Kali Linux) as well as you’ll come across a CD/DVD drive is mounted.
Step 3: Copy as well as install the package
Copy the VBoxLinuxAdditions.run file from the drive to the rootage directory using next command
cp /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run /root/Desktop/
cd /root/Desktop/
Make it executable:
chmod 755 /root/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
Install it:
./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
Once you’ve installed VirtualBox Guest Additions package, reboot Kali Linux.
reboot
In the screenshot above, authorities annotation all the …done. messages. When you lot come across these, you lot know it was a successful installation.
Now you lot volition convey Kali Linux running on amount covert on your VirtualBox.
Creating Shared Folders amongst the Host System
In lodge to portion folders on your host arrangement amongst your Kali Linux VirtualBox, in that place are a few curt steps that needs to hold upward completed.
Step 4: Add a folder/drive to Shared Folder Settings
From the VirtualBox Manager, pick out your Kali Linux VirtualBox illustration as well as click on the ‘Shared Folders Settings’ link inwards the right window pane. This volition launch a popular upward window for adding shared folders. Within this window click the prototype to add together a folder.
Step 5: Auto-mount as well as Make permanent your shared folder
In the Folder Path text box, supply the path to the folder you lot would similar to share, or click the drop-down arrow to browse your host arrangement for the path. Select the cheque boxes that allow for ‘Auto-mount’ as well as ‘Make Permanent’ as well as click the OK push clit both times when prompted.
Your shared folders volition forthwith hold upward available inwards the media directory. You tin exercise a bookmark or link for easier access to the directory.
Conclusion
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