In the next dialog click on the Add Folder icon to the right of the Folders List. In the Oracle VM Virtual Box Manager select your VM and then click on the 'Shared folders' configuration element.

Then Shutdown the Guest VM.Ĭreate the Shared folder in you Host system using Terminal, I usually put it in my Documents folder, and make sure that your user can access it. Once they have click the 'Run' button in the dialog that popped up in your Guest VM.Īfter the script finishes right click the CD Icon on the Desktop and choose Eject. With your running VM selected go to the VirtualBox menu and select Devices -> Insert Guest Additions CD image.Īllow a few seconds for the mount to occur and the install script to kick off. Once you have the prereqs in place its time to install the Guest Additions. sudo yum groupinstall 'Developer Tools'Īnd the Kernel headers package so that the Guest Additions script can update your kernel. Make sure you have the Developer Tools installed. Start up your RHEL Guest VM and open up a Terminal. For VirtualBox(5.0.24) Host=Mac(El Capitan) and Guest=RHEL(7.2)

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