install guest additions virtualbox rhel 7

To install VirtualBox guest additions via the terminal, you need to mount the guest additions image file by executing the command sudo mount /dev/cdrom /run/media/ VirtualBox guest additions can be installed via the command line or via GUI Install Guest Additions via the Terminal Now, proceed to install guest additions on CentOS 8. Next, reboot the system and verify the kernel versions again. If they do not match, update your kernel by running dnf update kernel-* You can verify by running the commands below. Next, install the kernel headers and build tools by executing the command below dnf install dkms kernel-devel kernel-headers gcc make bzip2 perl elfutils-libelf-develīefore you can proceed, ensure that the version of kernel-devel installed does match the version of your running kernel.

Some of the required tools are available on the EPEL repos, hence begin by installing the EPEL repos on CentOS 8 dnf install epel-release

Install Kernel Headers and Required Build ToolsĪfter mounting ISO file, be sure to install the kernel headers and required build tools.

Install guest additions virtualbox rhel 7