In order to install the prerequisites to build the Guest Additions from the VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO, follow these instructions:ġ. There are no packages, as of late 2022, for the Guest Additions for Debian Bookworm in the repositories. Install the relevant packages, for instance: sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-x11 virtualbox-guest-dkms If you want the Guest Additions ISO for your host, see the virtualbox-guest-additions-iso package, which is available in the 'non-free' archive area on all Debian versions.įor Sid, the Guest Additions are available in the 'contrib' section of Debian, only for the amd64 architecture. This section documents installing the Guest Additions on a VirtualBox virtual machine with Debian, not a host system running VirtualBox. Installing the Guest Additions on a Debian VM

See Oracle's instructions on the VirtualBox Wiki. These are completely unsupported by Debian, but you may find them interesting if you need a new version faster than Fast Track provides, or wish to stick close to upstream.

Oracle packages VirtualBox for a number of Linux distributions themselves, including Debian. Install the VirtualBox package with: sudo apt install virtualbox This is currently available for Debian 10 and 11.Īdd the Fast Track repository by following the instructions at However, new versions of VirtualBox are made available to stable users on a 'rolling' basis by Debian Fast Track, a Debian project. Packages for VirtualBox are not officially available in stable releases of Debian, due to lack of cooperation from upstream on security support for older releases. Optionally install the extension pack with: sudo apt install virtualbox-ext-packĭebian 10 'Buster' and Debian 11 'Bullseye' Install the virtualbox package, for instance: sudo apt install virtualbox Update the list of available packages: sudo apt update It can be installed as such:Īdd the 'contrib' and the 'non-free' components to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example: # Debian Unstable 'Sid'

How to remotely start virtual machines using VNCįor Sid, VirtualBox is available in the 'contrib' section of Debian, only for the amd64 architecture, while the guest additions are in the 'non-free' section of Debian.

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Installing the Guest Additions on a Debian VM.

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Debian 10 'Buster' and Debian 11 'Bullseye'.

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