From f181e9b6bd291e3914098dd59b49a548021a5e8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mitchell Hashimoto Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 23:51:30 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] website: Update virtualbox to note guest additions stuff --- .../source/docs/builders/virtualbox.html.markdown | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox.html.markdown index 38b794848..19671fb94 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox.html.markdown +++ b/website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox.html.markdown @@ -184,6 +184,21 @@ an Ubuntu 12.04 installer: ] +## Guest Additions + +Packer will automatically download the proper guest additions for the +version of VirtualBox that is running and upload those guest additions into +the virtual machine so that provisioners can easily install them. + +Packer downloads the guest additions from the official VirtualBox website, +and verifies the file with the official checksums released by VirtualBox. + +After the virtual machine is up and the operating system is installed, +Packer uploads the guest additions into the virtual machine. The path where +they are uploaded is controllable by `guest_additions_path`, and defaults +to "VBoxGuestAdditions.iso". Without an absolute path, it is uploaded to the +home directory of the SSH user. + ## VBoxManage Commands In order to perform extra customization of the virtual machine, a template