The default installed VirtualBox Guest Additions causes display blinking. This article will describe to build and install VirtualBox Guest Additions.
Table of Contents
1 Insert Guest Additions on host machine
Insert Guest Additions from window menu of VirtualBox.
Devices -> Insert Guest Additions CD image
You can also use VBoxManage command to insert Guest Additions.
$ VBoxManage storageattach <uuid> --storagectl "IDE" \
--port 1 --device 0 --medium additions
You can check uuid with VBoxManage list vms.
$ VBoxManage list vms
"vbx-ubuntu-1804" {d9b2252b-3486-4bf3-92d4-de7430b0febc}
2 Build and install Guest Additions on guest machine
Mount Guest Additions.
sudo mount -t iso9660 /dev/sr0 /mnt
Install packages for building Guest Additions.
$ sudo apt install -y gcc make perl linux-headers-generic
Build and install Guest Addtions.
$ sudo sh /mnt/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
Reboot guest machine.
$ sudo reboot
After reboot, Guest Additions driver which has a vbox prefix is loaded.
$ lsmod | grep vbox vboxsf 45056 0 vboxvideo 36864 4 ttm 106496 1 vboxvideo drm_kms_helper 167936 1 vboxvideo drm 401408 7 vboxvideo,ttm,drm_kms_helper syscopyarea 16384 2 vboxvideo,drm_kms_helper vboxguest 303104 3 vboxsf sysfillrect 16384 2 vboxvideo,drm_kms_helper sysimgblt 16384 2 vboxvideo,drm_kms_helper