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The VirtualBox Guest Additions provide proper mouse and screen integration, as well as folder sharing, with your host operating system. Correct way of installing VirtualBox Guest Additions in Kali Linux 2016.2/2017 (Kali Rolling) You must use version 4.2.xx or higher of VirtualBox in order to take advantage of the improvements, including compatibility updates, and enhanced stability of both the core application and the Guest Additions.
#Linux virtualbox guest additions download install#
In short, this article will help you to successfully install the “Guest Addition” tools if you run Kali Linux as a “Guest” within VirtualBox.
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It also created lots of confusion and debate as when someone asks for help, they don’t always specify which version of Kali they are using and that leads to more issues. Since Kali Linux 2016 came out (also known as Kali Rolling), it seems that Official VirtualBox guest addition doesn’t work well anymore.