Can someone help me install Virtual box on my Ubuntu machine? (12.10). I know you can install it from the software centre but I read somewhere that their are more files to add or something? Can someone help me please? All help will be greatly appreciated! Thank you so very much! Have a wonderful day!
Installing the package using the Software Centre provides you with the VirtualBox program itself. You will be able to make new VM's, or add existing ones, and run them with the interface it provides.
There are some hardware features, like USB 2.0, that need additional files in order to be usable. Highly recommended are the VirtualBox Guest Additions, which provide the guest operating system with drivers that help it run better. Also, you can get the VirtualBox Extension Pack, which enables features like USB 2.0.
First, open a terminal using Ctrl+Alt+T and type in the terminal to update repositories and stuff:
sudo apt-get update
We want to really install VirtualBox now, so when sudo apt-get update finishes with no errors, run this command in the terminal (again):
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.2
If you have issues, it most likely is beacuse of the VirtualBox kernel. Type in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install dkms
And again:
sudo apt-get upgrade
The package "dkms" helps if you are having issues with the Virtualbox kernel.
Now you have successfully installed VirtualBox 4.2. Enjoy your virtual operating systems!
