Hello Linux Geeksters.
In this article I will show you how to install Virtualbox 4.2.12 on Fedora 18.
As you know, Virtualbox is one of the most popular virtual machine software avaiable, running in Linux.
For a successful Virtualbox installation, follow this steps:
Step 1. Add the Virtualbox repo:
$ sudo cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
$ sudo wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo
Step 2. Update the repositories:
$ sudo yum update
Step 3. Install the needed dependencies:
$ yum install binutils qt gcc make patch libgomp glibc-headers glibc-devel kernel-headers kernel-devel dkms
Step 4. Install Virtualbox:
$ sudo yum install VirtualBox-4.2
Step 5. A few more tweaks:
$ sudo service vboxdrv setup
$ sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers your_user