Today, Oracle has released VirtualBox 4.2.10. It is a stable version of the VirtualBox virtualization software.
The Oracle team has fixed some of the known errors. It also brings initial compilation support for the Linux kernel 3.9 RC0.
In this article I will show you how to install VirtualBox 4.2.10 on different Linux Operating Systems: Ubuntu 12.10 and Ubuntu 12.04, Debian Wheezy and Debian Squeeze and Fedora 18 and Fedora 17.
How to install VirtualBox 4.2.10 on Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):
for 32 bit systems:
$ wget download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.10/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.10-84104~Ubuntu~quantal_i386.deb
for 64 bit systems:
$ wget download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.10/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.10-84104~Ubuntu~quantal_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i virtualbox*
How to install VirtualBox 4.2.10 on Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin):
for 32 bit systems:
$ wget download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.10/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.10-84104~Ubuntu~precise_i386.deb
for 64 bit systems:
$ wget download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.10/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.10-84104~Ubuntu~precise_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i virtualbox*
How to Install VirtualBox 4.2.10 on Debian Squeeze:
for 32 bit systems:
$ wget download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.10/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.10-84104~Debian~squeeze_i386.deb
for 64 bit systems:
$ wget download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.10/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.10-84104~Debian~squeeze_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i virtualbox*
How to Install VirtualBox 4.2.10 on Debian Wheezy:
for 32 bit systems:
$ wget download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.10/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.10-84104~Debian~wheezy_i386.deb
for 64 bit systems:
$ wget download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.10/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.10-84104~Debian~wheezy_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i virtualbox*
How to Install VirtualBox 4.2.10 on Fedora 18:
for 32 bit systems:
$ wget download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.10/VirtualBox-4.2-4.2.10_84104_fedora18-1.i686.rpm
for 64 bit systems:
$ wget download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.10/VirtualBox-4.2-4.2.10_84104_fedora18-1.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i virtualbox*
How to Install VirtualBox 4.2.10 on Fedora 17:
for 32 bit systems:
$ wget download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.10/VirtualBox-4.2-4.2.10_84104_fedora17-1.i686.rpm
for 64 bit systems:
$ wget download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.10/VirtualBox-4.2-4.2.10_84104_fedora17-1.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i virtualbox*