I'm setting up a development server with VirtualBox. I've installed Ubuntu 10.10 Server. I want to use filesharing to setup the files that I need to develop on but it seems that the CD drive is not mounting to install the Virtualbox guest additions. How can I configure this to setup the file sharing.
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If you want help with the CD mounting part (which you don't need here), you need to tell us what you tried and what happened when you tried.Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'– Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'2010-12-21 19:07:30 +00:00Commented Dec 21, 2010 at 19:07
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If you have Ubuntu in a VirtualBox VM, you can install the guest additions as an Ubuntu package. Either grab virtualbox-guest-additions Install virtualbox-guest-additions http://bit.ly/software-small or virtualbox-ose-guest-utils Install virtualbox-ose-guest-utils http://bit.ly/software-small and virtualbox-ose-guest-x11 Install virtualbox-ose-guest-x11 http://bit.ly/software-small. The OSE guest utilities are compatible with the proprietary VM and vice versa (at least with respect to common features such as file sharing and pointer grabbing).
answered Dec 21, 2010 at 19:06
Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
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