Install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Centos 5.5

1. Login as a root user:

su –

2. Go to the Devices->Install Guest Additions…

3. Mount Guest Additions device:

mkdir /media/VGuestAdditions
mount -r /dev/cdrom /media/VGuestAdditions

4. Install the following packages:

yum install gcc
yum install kernel-devel
yum install kernel-headers

5. Install Guest Additions:

cd /media/VGuestAdditions
./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

6. Restart the system:

reboot