Downloading Error while installing VirtualBox Guest Additions

Question

I have installed Windows7 as guest in my Ubuntu 11.10 host using virtualBox.

Now the problem is when I try to install the VirtualBox Guest Additions I am getting the following error.

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score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 10 '14 at 17:50

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You could install Guest Additions from terminal, using this command:

 sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-dkms

answered Jun 10 '14 at 17:50

vero_ubuntu

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 08 '13 at 09:38

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I got this same error and then realized that I needed to explicitly tell Ubuntu Software Center to install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso.

edited Jul 08 '13 at 09:38

jdthood

answered Feb 10 '12 at 04:36

abc

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