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<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="additions-linux-install">
<title>Installing the Linux Guest Additions</title>
<body>
<p>
The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions for Linux are provided on
the same virtual CD-ROM file as the Guest Additions for
Windows. See <xref href="mountingadditionsiso.dita#mountingadditionsiso"/>. They also
come with an installation program that guides you through the
setup process. However, due to the significant differences
between Linux distributions, installation may be slightly more
complex when compared to Windows.
</p>
<p>
Installation generally involves the following steps:
</p>
<ol>
<li>
<p>
Before installing the Guest Additions, you prepare your
guest system for building external kernel modules. This
works as described in
<xref href="externalkernelmodules.dita#externalkernelmodules"/>, except that this
step must be performed in your Linux
<i>guest</i> instead of on a Linux host
system.
</p>
<p>
If you suspect that something has gone wrong, check that
your guest is set up correctly and run the following
command as root:
</p>
<pre xml:space="preserve">rcvboxadd setup</pre>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Insert the <filepath>VBoxGuestAdditions.iso</filepath> CD
file into your Linux guest's virtual CD-ROM drive, as
described for a Windows guest in
<xref href="mountingadditionsiso.dita#mountingadditionsiso"/>.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Change to the directory where your CD-ROM drive is mounted
and run the following command as root:
</p>
<pre xml:space="preserve">sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run</pre>
</li>
</ol>
</body>
</topic>
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