There are two versions of VirtualBox:
- OSE (Open Source Edition)
- PUEL (Personal Use and Evaluation License)
- closed-source
- USB support
- RDP server (i.e. you can connect to remote virtual machines from any RDP client)
- USB over RDP (i.e. a remote pc can access the USB devices connected to the pc where VirtualBox is installed)
Install VirtualBox OSE
$ sudo apt-get install dkms
//contains all the compiling tools (eg gcc) VirtualBox needs to build the kernel module $ sudo apt-get install build-essential
// add to /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian natty contrib
$ wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc $ sudo apt-key add oracle_vbox.asc $ rm oracle_vbox.asc $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.0 • Creates group vboxusers • If you yet "Failed, trying without DKMS" then on every kernel upgrade you should execute $ sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
Install extensions
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads -> download "VirtualBox Extension Pack"
[http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.0.10/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.0.10-72436.vbox-extpack]
install from GUI:
File->Preferences->Extensions->... (or double clicked the downloaded extension)
install from console:
$ sudo VBoxManage extpack install Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.0.4-70112.vbox-extpack
References
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox/Installation
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
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