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1. Start up the virtual machine (VM) and let it start up fully.
2. With the VM the active window, select the 'Devices' menu and the 'Install guest additions CD image..
   
   
   A popup window should appear in the virtual machine showing the CD.
3. In the virtual machine, open a Terminal window from the openSUSE icon and 'Applications'
   
   
   

4. First check that the necessary kernel files are installed:

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   zypper search kernel-devel

   If not, install them with the command:

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   sudo zypper install kernel-devel

   The installation needs to be done as the root user. This command will prompt for the root password 'metv1ew!'
   
   

5. In the Terminal, type the following command to change directory to the mounted CD:

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   cd /run/media/openifs/VBOXADDITIONS_4.3.34_104062

   Note!  The name of the VBOXADDITIONS directory may be different. The version number follows the directory name.
   Note!  The name 'openifs' in the above directory is the username. If this is not the right filename, open the filebrowser and select the mounted CD.

6. To start the installation of the Guest Additions, type the following command into the Terminal:

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   sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

   This will prompt for the root password, usually 'metv1ew!'

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