This can be circumvented by adding the Oracle repo.įinally, you can install VirtualBox directly from the source code. The downside with this approach is that you must manually update VirtualBox once a new version is released. You can grab the official VirtualBox DEB package for Debian/Ubuntu and install it using APT. It is also possible to perform a manual installation of VirtualBox. The only problem with this method is that you may not get the latest version of VirtualBox. The simplest way to install VirtualBox is to get it directly from the Ubuntu software repos.
There are a few ways to install VirtualBox in Ubuntu 20.04. This guide shows you how to install and use VirtualBox in Ubuntu 20.04.
Almost all aspects of a virtual machine are customizable. Need to have multiple operating systems running at the same time? VirtualBox has got you covered. Interested in testing out a new distro? Instead of installing it over the current system, try the system out first using VirtualBox. Compared to alternatives like VMware Workstation, VirtualBox is more user-friendly for anyone, in any situation.
VirtualBox offers tons of interesting features, packed in a simple and intuitive UI. I hope you have found it informative, please don’t hesitate to share your feedback and queries in the below comments section.VirtualBox is a free and open-source cross-platform virtualization tool developed and maintained by Oracle. To check VirtualBox version, Click on ‘ Help’ and then ‘ About VirtualBox’Ībove output confirms that we have installed Oracle VirtualBox of Version 6.1.26. Search VirtualBox from search dash and then click on its icon, Perfect, above confirms that VirtualBox extension pack has been installed successfully. Use following VBoxManage command to install downloaded extension pack file $ sudo VBoxManage extpack install Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.26.vbox-extpackĪbove will command will prompt to Accept ‘ License terms and conditions’, so type ‘ Y’ and hit enter. Use below wget command to download it’s extension pack file, $ wget Once VirtualBox and its dependencies are installed successfully then install VirtualBox extension pack. Run beneath command configure VirtualBox apt repository $ echo "deb $(lsb_release -cs) contrib" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt//virtualbox.list Step 3) Install latest version of VirtualBoxĮxecute the following commands to install virtualbox with apt command, $ sudo apt update So, to install latest VirtualBox, first we must configure official oracle VirtualBox package repository, run following command to import oracle virtualbox public keys $ wget -q -O- | sudo apt-key add. VirtualBox package and its dependencies are available in the default Ubuntu 20.04 package repositories but that VirtualBox will not be the latest one. Open the terminal and run following apt command to update package index $ sudp apt update Step 2) Configure Oracle VirtualBox Repository
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