To Install extension pack, let’s first download its file using beneath wget command. VirtualBox Extension pack provides additional functionality to virtualbox like support for USB 2.0 & USB 3.0, PXE boot for Intel Cards, disk encryption and VirtualBox RDP. Before start creating virtual machines inside the virtualbox, let’s first install extension pack in the next step. To access the virtualbox GUI, type virtualbox from Activity as shown below,Ĭlick on VirtualBox icon, we will get following window.Ībove window confirms that VirtualBox has been started successfully. Once the virtualbox and its dependencies are installed, try to access it. $ sudo apt install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r) dkms Run the following apt command to install virtualbox 7 and its dependencies. Now, run following echo and tee command to add repository, $ echo 'deb $(lsb_release -sc) contrib' | sudo tee /etc/apt//virtualbox.list 3) Install VirtualBox 7 $ sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 oracle_vbox.gpg /etc/apt// $ sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 oracle_vbox_2016.gpg /etc/apt// So, let’s first import virtualbox package repositories keys, run following commands, $ curl | gpg -dearmor > oracle_vbox_2016.gpg VirtualBox 7 is not available in the default package repositories of Ubuntu 22.04. To make the system package cache up to date, run $ sudo apt update 2) Add VirtualBox 7 Repository Without any further delay, let’s deep dive into the installation steps 1) Update System Package Cache Multi Core Processor ( 4 Core CPUs or more).Minimal Ubuntu 22.04 LTS system installed.In other words, we can say that we run guest OS in a VM. Virtual machine ( VM) – This is the special environment that VirtualBox creates for our Guest OS while it is running.Guest operating system ( Guest OS) – It is an operating system which is running inside the virtual machine.Host OS for virtual box can be Windows, UNIX and Mac OS X. Host Operating System ( Host OS) – It is an operating system of the physical machine on which VirtualBox is installed or will be installed.

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