Install Oracle Virtualbox 6.1.8 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / LinuxMint

This tutorial shows how you can install Oracle Virtualbox 6.1.8 On Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Linux Mint and Fedora 32. Virtu...

This tutorial shows how you can install Oracle Virtualbox 6.1.8 On Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Linux Mint and Fedora 32.

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 6.1.8

• Fix several layout and mouse position handling bugs with soft keyboard
• Fixed crash on last VM removed
• allow renaming VMs which are in the saved state
• Fixed slow guest output when using the TCP server mode without anyone being connected
• Restored 'VBoxClient--check os version' functionality
• Fixed resizing and multi-monitor handling for X11 guests.
• Build problems fix with Oracle Linux 8.2 (Red Hat compatible kernel) / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 / CentOS 8.2
• Guest Control/VBoxManage: Fixed handling of multiple environment variables supplied to 'VBoxManage guest control VM run'
• Implemented support for long(er) command lines
• Various stability improvements

How to Install Virtualbox 6.18 in Ubuntu / LinuxMint?

• Method 1: Via PPA
• Method 2: Via deb file

Method 1: Via PPA

Step 1: Before installing the new version, we need to remove the older using the software center or use the below command

sudo apt-get remove virtualbox virtualbox-5.*

Step 2: 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 3: Download and install the Key for Virtualbox

wget -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 4: Update the Repository

sudo apt-get update

Step 5: Install Virtualbox 6.1.8

sudo apt-get install virtualbox-6.1

Method 2: Via deb file

If you are not comfortable with the PPA for installing the Virtualbox, then manually download the deb file and install it.

Step 1: Download the deb files from here according to your distribution

Step 2: Install the deb file

dpkg -i virtualbox-6.1_6.1.8-137981~Ubuntu~eoan_amd64.deb