Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Virtualbox 4.3 has been released a while ago. For more information, see the official changelog.
In this article I will show you how to install Virtualbox 4.3.2 on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pear OS 8, Pear OS 7, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Debian 7 Wheezy, Debain 6 Squeeze, KWheezy 1.3 and KWheezy 1.2.
Because it is available via the Oracle PPA, installing Virtualbox 4.3.2 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pear OS, Elementary OS, Debian and KWheezy is easy. Follow the instructions for your system exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install Virtualbox 4.3.2 on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Linux Mint 16 Petra:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian saucy contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.3
Also, install the virtual-dkms package, so virtualbox does not messed up, after a kernel upgrade:
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-dkms
How to install Virtualbox 4.3.2 on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Linux Mint 15 Olivia and Pear OS 8:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian raring contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.3
Also, install the virtual-dkms package, so virtualbox does not messed up, after a kernel upgrade:
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-dkms
How to install Virtualbox 4.3.2 on Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Linux Mint 14 Nadia and Pear OS 7:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian quantal contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.3
Also, install the virtual-dkms package, so virtualbox does not messed up, after a kernel upgrade:
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-dkms
How to install Virtualbox 4.3.2 on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian precise contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.3
Also, install the virtual-dkms package, so virtualbox does not messed up, after a kernel upgrade:
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-dkms
How to install Virtualbox 4.3.2 on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian lucid contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.3
How to install Virtualbox 4.3.2 on Debian 7 Wheezy, KWheezy 1.3 and KWheezy 1.2:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian wheezy contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.3
Also, install the virtual-dkms package, so virtualbox does not messed up, after a kernel upgrade:
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-dkms
How to install Virtualbox 4.3.2 on Debian 6 Squeeze:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian squeeze contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.3
Also, install the virtual-dkms package, so virtualbox does not messed up, after a kernel upgrade:
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-dkms
And, as of Nov. 2, 2013, Oracle has yet to include a separate download directory for Ubuntu Saucy. Their HTML download points Saucy to the Raring directory.
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Thank you much! Seems to be working.
Steven
Thank you for the helpful tutorial.
It is important to install virtualbox-dkms too, as otherwise virtualbox may not work after a kernel upgrade. Please also explain how to install the latest virtualbox-dkms along with the recent virtualbox.