This tutorial shows how you can install Oracle Virtualbox 6.1.16 On Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Linux Mint 20. Virtualbox is a...
This tutorial shows how you can install Oracle Virtualbox 6.1.16 On Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Linux Mint 20.
Virtualbox is an Open source application for running operating systems virtually in your base system, with this application, you can create and run multiple Operating systems virtually on your PC.
Virtualbox available for Multiple operating systems (ie) windows, Solaris, macOS-X, and Linux
Changelog in VirtualBox 6.1.16
- Support kernel version 5.9
- Fixed random memory corruption and XMM register state corruption inside the VM when Hyper-V is used
- Fixed VMSVGA 3D support with Linux guests when Hyper-V is used
- Fixed some Qt related crashes on macOS Big Sur
- Fixed network integration not working behind some proxies
- Mask out remote wake capability to avoid unresponsive devices
- Fixed issues with audio playback after host goes to sleep
- Keep transferring data if the status line monitoring fails
- Fixed blocking a re-connect when TCP mode is used
- Fixed inability of guests to use the last timer
- Installer on Big Sur is now reminding user that system has to be rebooted to load the installed KEXTs
- Workaround to improve resizing of 32-bit VMs with VMSVGA graphics controller, and do not try to use RandR version 1.3 due to bugs causing the X server to hang
- Fixed Guest additions build for RHEL 8.3 beta
How to Install Virtualbox 6.1.16 in Ubuntu / LinuxMint?
Step 1: Add the Packages list to sources.list
$sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian '$(lsb_release -cs)' contrib non-free' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list"
Note: LinuxMint and elementary OS users have to replace the name manually in place of $(lsb_release -cs).
Step 2: Download and install the Key for Virtualboxwget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
Step 3: Update the repository
sudo apt update
Step 4: Install Virtualbox 6..16
sudo apt install virtualbox-6.1
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