Therefore install kernel-source and kernel-syms regarding this link using zypper: Install Linux Guest Additions sudo zypper install kernel-sourceĪnd open an console/terminal in the mounted folder and install the additions. OpenSuse should not be running inside virtualBox.Īfterwards, System preparations and the Linux Guest Additions for the VirtualBox have to be installed in opensuse. How to use the downloaded opensuse.vdi file with VirtualBox is described here: Importing a VDI in VirtualBox OpenSuse already installed for vmware directly to download available here (1,3GB).Enter the command /sbin/mount.vmhgfs -h to list the options.įor Linux kernel version 4.0 or later, enter the command /usr/bin/vmhgfs-fuse -h to list the available options.Since I haven't found, after long searching, information regarding 'How to set up a Shared Folder using OpenSuse in VirtualBox', I decided to summarize the process in here - hopefully it helps some others. Mounts the subdirectory bar within the share foo to /var/lib/barįor Linux kernel prior to version 4.0, you can use VMware-specific options in addition to the standard mount syntax. host:/foo/bar /var/lib/bar -o subtype=vmhgfs-fuse,allow_other host:/foo /tmp/foo -o subtype=vmhgfs-fuse,allow_other

host:/ /home/user1/shares -o subtype=vmhgfs-fuse,allow_other Mount Command Syntax Linux Kernel Prior to 4.0 The commands also vary depending on the Linux-kernel version of the guest.

You can use different mount commands to mount all shares, one share, or a subdirectory within a share to any location in the file system.

Linux kernels 4.0 and later use a FUSE file system component. In Linux kernels prior to version 4.0, the VMware Tools services script loads a driver that performs the mount. After you enable a shared folder, you can mount one or more directories or subdirectories in the shared folder to any location in the file system in addition to the default location of /mnt/hgfs.ĭepending on the kernel version of the Linux guest operating system, VMware Tools uses different components to provide shared-folder functionality.

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