What's next: How to create a Windows Virtual Machine in VirtualBox This way to install VirtualBox will get us the latest 5.1.22 version. This time, we will find the Oracle VM VirtualBox icon on the Administration menu. In less than a minute, the package installer will have concluded the installation. For this guide, it only had to install libcurl3.įinally, we must enter our account password. The package installer might need to install some additional packages. deb file to the hard drive, instead of immediately opening it. On the VirtualBox download page, we will find the proper. Linux Mint 18.1 uses the Xenial Xerus repositories. A quick way to do so is by using the nano terminal text editor. First, we open the /etc/apt/sources.list to see which Ubuntu repositories our distribution uses. Here we will show how it works in Linux Mint. This installation will work on distributions based on Debian, Ubuntu, and Linux Mint. If we want or need the latest and greatest version of Virtualbox, we will only get it through the VirtualBox website. How to Install the latest VirtualBox from Oracle For most users, however, it's enough only to install VirtualBox.Īs of this writing, the Linux Mint software manager will install version 5.0.40 of VirtualBox, the same as with Ubuntu. Particular types of virtual machines might need one or more of the extra VirtualBox options. Once the installation finishes - it should take less than a minute on most systems - we will find VirtualBox at the Accessories section of the menu. We double-click the plain Virtualbox option.Īfter that, we just need to click install. Searching for VirtualBox will return a bunch of results. In this case, we need to enter the account's password beforehand. In Linux Mint, we will find the Software Manager in the administration section of the main menu. How to install VirtualBox through the Linux Mint Software Manager We can start VirtualBox from there, or search for it on the dash.Īs of this writing, Ubuntu Software will install VirtualBox version 5.0.40. Once the installer finishes, the icon on the sidebar will remain. and enter our account's password to authenticate the installation.Ī progress bar on the sidebar icon will show the installation progress.

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