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i cannot install guest additions in Ubuntu 12.10 Alpha 2. Autorun Prompt will not successfully launch. Running in Terminal, after uncompressing Additions Terminal will suddenly close. I tried to run something in ADDITIONS ISO, it works but I can't adjust HD Resolutions like 1920X1080 and self-adjusted resolution.(SELF-ADJUSTED RESOLUTION means AUTO RESIZE GUEST DISPLAY one. Help!

The next question, WILL it happen again in 12.10 Daily Build and 12.10 Alpha 3 that just have released today or yesterday???

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This will be resolved, I am pretty sure. As a workaround install the guest additions from the repositories by running the following in the guest:

sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-additions

These are precompiled versions that will be installed instantaneously. Reboot the guest after installation.

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still can't get seamless mode to work for alpha 3 using this method :( – Jeffrey04 Aug 10 '12 at 19:34
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turns out i need to enable the drivers in software sources – Jeffrey04 Aug 10 '12 at 20:03

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