install virtualbox guest addition on debian VM

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Install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Debian 6 VM

1. In VirtualBox, click “Devices” menu, then “Install Guest Additions…“, it will mount the VirtualBox Guest Additions CD image in the Debian VM.
2. Preparation:

   • sudo aptitude update

   • sudo aptitude install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)

3. Remove the modules from Debain repository:

   • sudo aptitude purge virtualbox-ose-guest-x11 virtualbox-ose-guest-utils virtualbox-ose-guest-dkms

   • Edit /etc/default/virtualbox-ose and set LOAD_VBOXDRV_MODULE to 0

     •  sudo echo LOAD_VBOXDRV_MODULE=0 > /etc/default/virtualbox-ose 

   • Reboot the Debian VM.
   • Note: You need to do this step. Otherwise, when you execute VBoxLinuxAdditions.run, it will pop the following warning:You appear to have a version of the VBoxGuestAdditions software on your system which was installed from a different source or using a different type of installer. If you installed it from a package from your Linux distribution or if it is a default part of the system then we strongly recommend that you cancel this installation and remove it properly before installing this version.
4. Install Guest Additions:

   • su

   • sh /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

Tested on VirtualBox 4.1.18 with Debian 6.0.5

This procedure works for Crunchbang (crunchbang-10-20120207-i386.iso), but few difference:

      no need "sudo echo ..."

      instead of su, sudo su