Merge pull request #3281 from justincwatt/update-virtualbox-boxes-docs
website/docs: Update virtualbox boxes docs
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so:
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```
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$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential
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$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential dkms
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```
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#### To install via the GUI:
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Next, make sure that the guest additions image is available by using the
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GUI and clicking on "Devices" followed by "Install Guest Additions".
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Then mount the CD-ROM to some location. On Ubuntu, this usually looks like
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$ sudo sh /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
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```
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If the command succeeds, then the guest additions are now installed!
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#### To install via the command line:
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You can find the appropriate guest additions version to match your VirtualBox
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version by selecting the appropriate version
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[here](http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/). The examples below use
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4.3.8, which was the latest VirtualBox version at the time of writing.
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```
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wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.3.8/VBoxGuestAdditions_4.3.8.iso
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sudo mkdir /media/VBoxGuestAdditions
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sudo mount -o loop,ro VBoxGuestAdditions_4.3.8.iso /media/VBoxGuestAdditions
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sudo sh /media/VBoxGuestAdditions/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
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rm VBoxGuestAdditions_4.3.8.iso
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sudo umount /media/VBoxGuestAdditions
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sudo rmdir /media/VBoxGuestAdditions
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```
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If you didn’t install a Desktop environment when you installed the operating
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system, as recommended to reduce size, the install of the VirtualBox additions
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should warn you about the lack of OpenGL or Window System Drivers, but you can
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safely ignore this.
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If the command succeeds, then the guest additions are now installed!
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If the commands succeed, then the guest additions are now installed!
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## Packaging the Box
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