
You do not have to download VirtualBox Guest Additions updates.

Once you see the notification above, you know it is time to update VBox guest additions on Ubuntu / Linux. Vbox Guest Additions Update Notification Ubuntu This notification will also appear if your VirtualBox on host OS is a more recent version compared to your Guest Additions installed on guest OS. On your Ubuntu / Linus guest, you will see notifications when Guest Additions update is available. Therefore, the guest additions updates are also installed on the guest OS and not the host OS. Note that guest additions are installed on guest OS (hence "Guest" additions). Update VirtualBox Guest Additions on Ubuntu Guest This method should work on other Linux distributions including Ubuntu Server and Debian. Although, it is not too difficult, we will show you how to update VirtualBox Guest Additions on Ubuntu guest. VirtualBox requires a manual update guest additions. One of the minor annoyances of VirtualBox when compared to VMware is that update method for Guest Additions (known as VMware tools).


Having shown how to setup VirtualBox Guest Additions on Ubuntu / Linux, it is now time to see how to update VirtualBox Guest Additions on Ubuntu / Linux guests.
