From 93a572626e488ca66163dda7a90a865cb041f10d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DarkSun Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 05:03:10 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98[tech]:=2020230912=20Access?= =?UTF-8?q?=20USB=20from=20Virtual=20Machine=20in=20VirtualBox=20on=20Linu?= =?UTF-8?q?x?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit sources/tech/20230912 Access USB from Virtual Machine in VirtualBox on Linux.md --- ... 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That's not a surprise. + +If you are using virtual machines with Virtual Box on Linux, you can put some effort and access the USB plugged in to your physical machine from the VM. + +Let me walk you through step-by-step how you can access a USB disk in VirtualBox VM. + +### How to access a USB drive in VirtualBox VM + +By default, you can not use VirtualBox to access the USB drive as you have to install the extension pack manager and additionally, a little configuration part is also there. + +This is the reason why I've divided this tutorial into three easy steps. So let's start with the first one. + +#### Step 1: Install the VirtualBox extension pack (on host) + +This is the most important step of this tutorial as you are about to install an extension of VirtualBox which will enable you to use a USB drive in a VM. + +🚧 + +You should install the same version extension pack as your installed version of VirtualBox. + +To install the VirtualBox extension pack, simply visit the [official download page of VirtualBox][1], scroll down a bit and there you will find an option to download the extension pack: + +![][2] + +Once you are done downloading the extension pack follow 3 simple steps: + + * Go to `File` > `Tools` > `Extension Pack Manager` + * Hit the `Install` button + * Select the downloaded file from the file manager: + + + +![Click to expand][3] + +It will open a new prompt to install the extension pack where all you have to do is hit the Install button and accept the terms and conditions: + +![Click to expand][4] + +And we are done with the installation of the extension pack. + +#### Step 2: Add the user to the vboxusers group (on host) + +To use a USB drive in VirtualBox, your current user needs to be in the `vboxusers` group. + +I know it sounds a little complex but [adding a user to the group][5] is one command process and to add your user to `vboxusers group can be done by following: + +``` + + sudo usermod -aG vboxusers $USER + +``` + +**Once you are done with these two steps, reboot your system to take effect from the steps.** + +#### **Step 3: Add USB drive to VM** + +🚧 + +Before you add a USB for a specific VM, make sure it is powered off (not saved) or you won't be able to follow the given instructions. + +To add USB for VM, you have to follow the given simple steps: + + * Select the VM on which you want to use USB and hit `Settings` + * Go to `USB` tab + * Check the `Enable USB Controller` box and select the USB by clicking on `+` button: + + + +![][6] + +And that's it! Now you can start your VM and the USB drive should reflect in the file manager. In my case it was Ubuntu, so it looked like this: + +![][7] + +### More USB and VM trick + +If using USB in a VM looks cool to you, booting from it in the VM is even cooler! And here's a detailed guide on [how to boot from a USB drive in VirtualBox][8]: + +![][9] + +I hope you will find this guide helpful. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://itsfoss.com/virtualbox-access-usb/ + +作者：[Sagar Sharma][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/sagar/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads +[2]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/download-VirtualBox-extension-pack.png +[3]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Install-VirtualBox-extension-pack-to-use-USB-in-VM.png +[4]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Install-VirtualBox-extension-pack.png +[5]: https://learnubuntu.com/add-user-group/ +[6]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Enable-USB-drive-for-VM-in-VirtualBox.png +[7]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Use-USB-drive-in-VirtualBox-VM-1.png +[8]: https://itsfoss.com/virtualbox-boot-from-usb/ +[9]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png