You had better create a snapshot before the installation.Īfter I installed VirtualBox 4.3.18, I was delighted to see that the above error message no longer showed up. I had to delete the VM, so be careful if you already invested some time in your installation. In some cases, Windows 10 crashed and then booted into a black screen. The installation will then run through however, after a reboot of the Windows 10 guest, the Guest Additions won’t work. In various forums, you will find the suggestions to install in Windows 8 compatibility mode or use the force parameter (VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe /force). The VirtualBox Guest Additions cannot be installed on this version of Windows :~$ sudo apt install -y -reinstall virtualbox-guest-x11įor older versions of Kali Linux, here is our previous guide.On Oracle VirtualBox 4.3.16, you will get the following error message if you try to install the Guest Additions: Should you decide to create your own VirtualBox installation of Kali Linux (rather than using our pre-made VirtualBox images), and you want to force a manual reinstall of virtualbox-guest-x11 (as something has gone wrong), first make sure you are fully updated, then enter the following. You must use VirtualBox 4.2.xx or higher in order to take advantage of the improvements, including compatibility updates, and enhanced stability of both the core application and the Guest Additions. The Guest Addition is also pre-installed in the Live image since Kali Linux 2021.3. If it is, then automatically install any additional tools (in VirtualBox’s case, virtualbox-guest-x11). This is why since Kali Linux 2019.3, during the setup process it should detect if Kali Linux is inside a VM.
proper mouse and screen integration, as well as folder sharing). Installing “Guest Addition”, gives a better user experience with VirtualBox VMs (e.g.
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