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Software - Support => Installing Software => Topic started by: siringo on February 14, 2014, 05:56:39 PM

Title: Virtual Box
Post by: siringo on February 14, 2014, 05:56:39 PM

Hi guys, I'm new to Linux, long time Windows user. Linux Light looks really good, very easy to get around in. I still need to run Windows apps for work. I'm wondering if you have a 'walk through' on how I can install Virtualbox or any other good VM software so I can run up a few Windows machines.

The more pictures and hand holding the better ;-)

Thanks again.

Title: Re: Virtual Box
Post by: riser on February 14, 2014, 06:06:33 PM

I suggest you follow this video VirtualBox 4.3 Install on Ubuntu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DfbUP2LDTk)

Title: Re: Virtual Box
Post by: Jerry on February 14, 2014, 10:18:10 PM

The Virtualbox installer is available via Menu > System > Install Additional Software > Install Virtualbox.

Title: Re: Virtual Box
Post by: Teddy on February 14, 2014, 10:52:58 PM

Quote from: Valtam on February 14, 2014, 10:18:10 PM

The Virtualbox installer is available via Menu > System > Install Additional Software > Install Virtualbox.

+1 Valtam.

Also, if you need help installing and running Windows or other Linux distros within VirtualBox, give us a holler!

Title: Re: Virtual Box
Post by: siringo on February 18, 2014, 07:58:35 PM

Thanks for the help guys.

Title: Re: Virtual Box
Post by: avj on February 18, 2015, 02:20:26 PM

I ran into an odd situation today when I installed Virtualbox on a fresh install of LL2.2. I installed virtualbox from the "Install Additional Software" in the system menu. When I finish installing it says virtualbox can be found in the menu under system. I look and it is not there, so I open Install/Remove Software and type virtualbox in the search box and find that it didn't install the gui. I install the gui "virtualbox-qt", close the package manager and start a backup copy of a virtual machine with win xp on it, and i get an error telling me it can't find the kernel module. After closing virtualbox I reopen the package manager and install "virtualbox-dkms", I was not sure this would fix the problem, but it seems to have worked. I was able to start up my virtual xp and haven't had any problems yet.

Hopefully this will help others with this problem.

Title: Re: Virtual Box
Post by: Scott on February 18, 2015, 11:39:50 PM

Hi Siringo,
VirtualBox is also convered in the LL user manual:
https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/software_tutorials.html#vbox