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How to setup Virtualbox guest additions on Fedora 20

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Fedora 20 (Heisenbug) is currently the latest release and if you want to try it on VirtualBox then install the guest additions for full functionality.
Installation is simple and takes a few steps, but involves download and updates which would require some bandwidth.
1. Update Fedora
The first thing to do is to upgrade all packages and make the system uptodate.
$ sudo yum distro-sync
2. Install kernel headers and build tools
VirtualBox guest additions are always compiled so they need necessary build tools and kernel libraries. Install them with the following command.
$ yum -y install kernel-devel kernel-headers dkms gcc gcc-c++
Reboot
After upgrading and installing kernel headers, reboot the system.
3. Compile virtualbox guest additions
Click on Devices > Insert guest additions CD image on the VirtualBox window menu.
The cd image is now available in fedora at /dev/cdrom or /dev/sr0.
Create a directory at home and mount the cd in it.
$ mkdir vboxcd
$ sudo mount /dev/cdrom ~/vboxcd
password for silver:
mount: /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only
$ ls
32Bit cert VBoxSolarisAdditions.pkg
64Bit OS2...

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