{"id":45014,"date":"2023-12-28T13:22:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T13:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=45014"},"modified":"2024-09-12T15:32:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T15:32:17","slug":"install-virtualbox-ubuntu-2204","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2023\/12\/install-virtualbox-ubuntu-2204\/","title":{"rendered":"Install VirtualBox 7.1.x in Ubuntu 22.04\/24.04 & Keep Updated"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This tutorial shows how to install Oracle VirtualBox in Ubuntu 22.04 and\/or Ubuntu 24.04<\/p>\n

VirtualBox is a popular free open-source tool for running different operating systems in virtual machines.<\/p>\n

The tool is available in Ubuntu system repositories, but old. So, here’s the step by step how to install guide for latest version for beginners.<\/p>\n

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VirtualBox VM Manager<\/p><\/div>\n

NOTE: VirtualBox so far only support x86_64 (amd64) CPU architecture type. Meaning for modern Intel & AMD CPUs.<\/b><\/p>\n

Step 1: Download & Install the .deb package (Optional)<\/h3>\n

Oracle provides official .deb & .rpm packages for installing the software in Debian\/Ubuntu & Fedora based systems.<\/p>\n

User can select download the package by going to its website via the link below:<\/p>\n

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Download VirtualBox for Linux<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Next, open the Downloads folder, then either double click on the package or use right-click menu “Open With Other Application<\/i>” and select open the .deb<\/code> package you just downloaded via Software Install (or App Center)<\/i>.<\/strong> Finally, click install button to install it.<\/p>\n

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NOTE: The installing process may fail sometimes due to old package in your system, in the case, just uninstall the old one (go to bottom for how) then try to re-install again.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

Once installed, search for and launch it either from start menu or ‘Activities’ overview depends on your desktop environment.<\/p>\n

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Step 2: Add VirtualBox repository to keep it up-to-date<\/h3>\n

The .deb package you installed via ‘Step 1’ used to automatically add the repository. However, it does NO longer do the trick in recent versions.<\/p>\n

So, here’s how to do it step by step via the new Ubuntu PPA policy.<\/p>\n

1. Download & install the key<\/h4>\n

First, press Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open up a terminal window.<\/p>\n

When it opens, run command to make sure “\/etc\/apt\/keyrings” directory exist:<\/p>\n

sudo mkdir -p \/etc\/apt\/keyrings<\/pre>\n
Then, run command to use wget<\/code> to download key, dearmor it (so unreadable), and finally save it to that directory:<\/p>\n
wget -q -O- https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/download\/oracle_vbox_2016.asc | sudo gpg --dearmor --yes --output \/etc\/apt\/keyrings\/oracle-virtualbox-2016.gpg<\/pre>\n
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You can finally verify the key file, by running command:<\/p>\n
cat \/etc\/apt\/keyrings\/oracle-virtualbox-2016.gpg<\/pre>\n
As the screenshot above shows you, it should outputs unreadable text.<\/p>\n
2. Add VirtualBox repository<\/h4>\n
Before adding the source repository, first run command to get system code name:<\/b><\/p>\n
cat \/etc\/os-release<\/pre>\n
The apt repository so far only support Debian Stable (& old stable), Ubuntu 22.04 & 20.04 LTS (focal, jammy). For all their based systems, use the code-name you got via this command.<\/i><\/p>\n
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Then, in terminal window, run command to create & edit a sources file:<\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/virtualbox.sources<\/pre>\n
Then in the terminal window, paste following lines:<\/i><\/p>\n
Types: deb\r\nURIs: https:\/\/download.virtualbox.org\/virtualbox\/debian\r\nSuites: jammy<\/b>\r\nComponents: contrib\r\nArchitectures: amd64\r\nSigned-By: \/etc\/apt\/keyrings\/oracle-virtualbox-2016.gpg<\/pre>\n
Replace jammy<\/b> (for 22.04, Mint 21.x) according to last command output, such as noble<\/strong> for 24.04\/Mint 22, focal<\/strong> for 20.04\/mint20.<\/i><\/p>\n
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When done, press either Ctrl+S<\/b> or Ctrl+O<\/b> and hit Enter to save file, then press Ctrl+X<\/b> to exit.<\/p>\n
Finally, verify the sources file by running command:<\/p>\n
cat \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/virtualbox.sources<\/pre>\n
It should outputs the content you just added into that file.<\/p>\n
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3. Update system package cache<\/h4>\n
After setup the source repository, run command to refresh your system package cache:<\/p>\n
sudo apt update<\/pre>\n
The terminal output should print a line looks like:<\/p>\n
“Hit:5 https:\/\/download.virtualbox.org\/virtualbox\/debian jammy InRelease”<\/i><\/p>\n
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4. Install or Update Virtualbox<\/h4>\n
If you skipped the “Step 1”, then you can install it (7.0.x series at the moment) by running command in terminal:<\/p>\n
sudo apt install virtualbox-7.1<\/pre>\n
Finally, when a newer release is out, you’ll be able to update it through Software Updater<\/b> (Update Manager) tool.<\/p>\n
Uninstall<\/h3>\n
To remove VirtualBox, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) window and run command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt remove --autoremove virtualbox virtualbox-7.1<\/pre>\n
And, remove the source repository by simply deleting the key & sources files:<\/p>\n
sudo rm \/etc\/apt\/keyrings\/oracle-virtualbox-2016.gpg \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/virtualbox.sources<\/pre>\n
Also, run sudo apt update<\/code> to refresh package cache.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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