VirtualBox : Install GuestAdditions2016/07/17

	Install GuestAdditions into a Virtual Machine to improve Virtual Machine's System Performance. The example below is to install GuestAdditions on a Virtual Machine "Ubuntu_1604".
[1]	Attach GuestAdditions' disk to the VM on VirtualBox Host.

root@dlp:~#

VBoxManage storageattach Ubuntu_1604 \
--storagectl Ubuntu_1604_SATA \
--port 0 \
--type dvddrive \
--medium /usr/share/virtualbox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso

[2]	Install GuestAdditions on the VM.

# install some packgaes

root@guest:~#

apt-get -y upgrade

root@guest:~#

apt-get -y install gcc make bzip2 linux-headers

root@guest:~#

reboot

root@guest:~#

mount /dev/cdrom /mnt

root@guest:~#

cd /mnt

root@guest:/mnt#

./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

root@guest:/mnt#

reboot

After installing GuestAdditions, System Performance is improved.

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