{"id":2541,"date":"2020-08-29T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chewett.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2541"},"modified":"2020-08-20T22:53:52","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T21:53:52","slug":"install-virtualbox-guest-additions-on-ubuntu-20-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chewett.co.uk\/blog\/2541\/install-virtualbox-guest-additions-on-ubuntu-20-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Virtualbox Guest Additions on Ubuntu 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"254\" data-attachment-id=\"2612\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chewett.co.uk\/blog\/2541\/install-virtualbox-guest-additions-on-ubuntu-20-04\/virtualbox_guest_additions_ubuntu_2004\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chewett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/virtualbox_guest_additions_ubuntu_2004.jpg?fit=800%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,300\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chewett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/virtualbox_guest_additions_ubuntu_2004.jpg?resize=678%2C254&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chewett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/virtualbox_guest_additions_ubuntu_2004.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chewett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/virtualbox_guest_additions_ubuntu_2004.jpg?resize=300%2C113&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chewett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/virtualbox_guest_additions_ubuntu_2004.jpg?resize=768%2C288&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chewett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/virtualbox_guest_additions_ubuntu_2004.jpg?resize=50%2C19&amp;ssl=1 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This post describes how you can install Virtualbox Guest Additions on Ubuntu 20.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installing Virtualbox Guest Additions on Ubuntu 20.04<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To install Virtualbox Guest Additions on Ubuntu 20.04 you will want to enable the multiverse repository.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can do this by running the following command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sudo add-apt-repository multiverse<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Once this is done you will then be able to install the DKMS module and the guest utilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-dkms virtualbox-guest-x11 virtualbox-guest-utils<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Once done and after rebooting you should have access to the full suite of guest additions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post describes how you can install Virtualbox Guest Additions on Ubuntu 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