Virtual Box Guest Additions Tools Installation in RHEL 7

Virtual Box Guest Addition Tools Installation in RHEL 7

Virtual Guest Addition Tools Installation Video :-

Practical Steps :-

Step 1:- first of all insert the RHEL 7 DVD into your PC and mount it.
              To mount it, use the following command: -

              # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt

Step 2:- In the next step create the configuration file of Local YUM Server in “/etc/yum.repos.d/”
              directory and add the following line in it.

              [Server]
              name=Local Yum Server
              baseurl=file:///mnt/
              enabled=1
              gpgcheck=0

              To create configuration file use the following command:-

              #vim /etc/yum.repos.d/server.repo

Step 3:- In the next step execute the following command to install the ‘Development Tools’.

              #yum groupinstall ‘Development Tools’

              As well as we will need kernel development package:

              #yum install kernel-devel

Step 4:- After the installation navigate to Virtual Box menu:

              Virtual box menu -> Devices -> Insert Guest Additions CD image

              This will pop-up a menu and when the pop-up menu appear, click on ‘RUN’.

Step 5:- In the last step reboot your PC by executing the following command :-

              #reboot