Intro
When installing Debian or other Linux distributions as a guest in VirtualBox, you should install the guest additions for better integration. This allows shared clipboard, screen resizing, and more.
Steps
- First, in the host machine, go to the VirtualBox menu: Devices -> Insert Guest Additions CD image.
- Then, make sure the Linux kernel headers are installed for your version (
apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r)) - You'll also need to ensure you have compiler tools (
apt install build-essential) - Run the
VBoxLinuxAdditions.runscript from the cd image as root. (bash /media/cdrom0/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run)
Summary
# In VirtualBox, go to the menu
# `Devices -> Insert Guest Additions CD image`
# Then in the terminal:
# Switch to root
sudo su -
mount # To confirm if CD image was mounted on /media/cdrom0
cd /media/cdrom0
VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
apt install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
bash VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
For more details, see this video: