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MAYBL8

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Registered: 2022-01-14

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Using ArchLinux in a virtualbox without GUI mounting a usb drive

What I am trying to do is use ArchLinux in Virtualbox without GUI and get files from the host to it.
Every article I read says I need guest additions but refers me to having x server running . I don't want to install that.
Is there another way to do this?

Awebb

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Registered: 2010-05-06

Posts: 6,613

Re: Using ArchLinux in a virtualbox without GUI mounting a usb drive

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Virtua … as_a_guest

MAYBL8

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Registered: 2022-01-14

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Re: Using ArchLinux in a virtualbox without GUI mounting a usb drive

I tried doing this but I still couldn't see the usb.

modprobe -a vboxguest vboxsf vboxvideo

doing lsblk only shows virtualbox guest drives sda1 and sda2

twelveeighty

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From: Alberta, Canada

Registered: 2011-09-04

Posts: 1,142

Re: Using ArchLinux in a virtualbox without GUI mounting a usb drive

Every article I read says I need guest additions but refers me to having x server running

No, not the Arch Wiki, which points to: VirtualBox Guest userspace utilities without X support

MAYBL8

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Registered: 2022-01-14

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Re: Using ArchLinux in a virtualbox without GUI mounting a usb drive

I did install that.
Where does it explain how to use it?

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 12,973

Re: Using ArchLinux in a virtualbox without GUI mounting a usb drive

The guest additions do provide shared folder possibilities, but not mounting usb devices.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Virtua … s_in_guest

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