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This worked for me for a Ubuntu Server 14.04 guest VM (no GUI)

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This worked for me for a Ubuntu Server 14.04 guest VM (no GUI):

Edit: also works with Ubuntu Server 16.04

1 Install dkms. From the guest run:

    sudo apt-get install dkms

From the VirtualBox VM window menu select:

    Devices --> Insert Guest Additions CD image...

Use blkid to identify the CD-ROM device. From the guest run:

    sudo blkid

One of the lines in the output should look like this:

    /dev/sr0: LABEL="VBOXADDITIONS_4.3.16_95972" TYPE="iso9660"

The first part (/dev/sr0) is the name of the CD-ROM device.

Mount the CD (replace /dev/sr0 by the device name found above):

    sudo mount /dev/sr0 /media/cdrom/

Run the Guest Additions installer:

    sudo /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

Reboot the guest.

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