How To Access Windows Host Shared Folders from Linux (Ubuntu) Guest OS Virtual Machine
After installing VirtualBox Guest Additions into Ubuntu (or any other Linux), one of the feature that available for communication between guest virtual machine and host operating system is shared folders. Shared folders allow folders or directories on the host machine to be mapped and access from within guest OS as a network share. By using shared folders, users can easily transfer and move files between guest and host OS.
Connecting to and accessing the shared folders from host operating system is slightly different in Ubuntu specifically and Linux generally when comparing with accessing VirtualBox Shared Folders from Windows guest. Here’s a guide on how to connect and access shared folders on a Windows host operating system from a Ubuntu Linux guest operating system in VirtualBox. Although the guide uses Ubuntu as an example, the same principle applies to most Linux flavors.
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