That’s all there is to it, but you’ll need to reboot the virtual machine before you can enjoy the new benefits. Finally, use your root account to run the installation.
Open a terminal as your normal user and change directory to where the Guest Additions image has been mounted. Click the little arrow in order to mount the CD image.Ĥ. You should see a notification pop up (shown below). Next, insert the Guest Additions CD into the VM by clicking on Devices > Insert Guest Additions CD Image.ģ. Execute the following commands in terminal.
First, we’ll use the system’s package manager to update the system and install the prerequisite packages.
The step by step instructions below will explain how to install VirtualBox Guest Additions on openSUSE Linux.ġ. It gives you automatic resolution scaling, a shared clipboard between the host and VM, and drag and drop ability. Note: If you are using virtual machine in the Full Screen mode, you should either exit Full Screen or enter Coherence (in Parallels Desktop menu bar > View).VirtualBox Guest Additions will help you get the most out of your openSUSE virtual machine. To drag and drop file, you should 'grab' it (by left-clicking and holding), drag it to a different location and drop it. Parallels Desktop allows you to copy and paste pictures between Mac and Windows picture or graphic editors.Ĭlose integration of Mac and Windows-based virtual machines allows you to drag and drop different files between them. When you work with your Mac and virtual machines side by side, you may need to copy and paste different pictures between them. To allow the above functionality, you need to make sure that "Share Mac clipboard" option is checked (Options pane > More Options ) as shown below : Copying and Pasting Pictures
NOTE: To use these functionalities, you should have Parallels Tools installed in the Virtual Machine and the Isolate Mac from Windows option disabled in the Security Pane Copying and Pasting Formatted Text To paste this text in Mac OS X, press Cmd+V, or select Paste from the shortcut menu.įor closer integration between Mac OS X and your Windows guest OS, Parallels Desktop provides the possibility to copy and paste formatted text, pictures and drag and drop files between Mac OS X and the virtual machine operating system. You can also use native OS X Cmd+C shortcut. For example, to copy text in the Windows guest OS, select the text, and press Ctrl+C. To copy and paste, use the standard procedure for the current OS. Different virtual machines irrespective of the guest OS installed.It enables you to easily exchange texts between: The Shared Clipboard feature is provided by the Clipboard Synchronization Tool** included in Parallels Tools.