Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@JamesDaniel

JamesDaniel/virtualbox_install.sh

Created October 6, 2017 08:43
Show Gist options
  • Star 1 You must be signed in to star a gist
  • Fork 1 You must be signed in to fork a gist
  • Save JamesDaniel/5563e81c8c5c020bdb0843ac7478cbcc to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save JamesDaniel/5563e81c8c5c020bdb0843ac7478cbcc to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Download ZIP
install virtual box
Raw
virtualbox_install.sh
# Instructions on how to install virtual
# Confirmed this works on Linux Mint 18.1 Serena 64bit. Desktop environment Cinnamon. Ubuntu codename xenial.
# First uninstall any current versions of virtual box
sudo apt autoremove --purge virtualbox*
## check if removal was successful
dpkg -l virtualbox* | grep ^i
## if not successful uninstall/purge by name listed
sudo dpkg --purge virtualbox=5.0.40-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1
## update sources
sudo apt update
# Install virtual box
wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/5.1.12/virtualbox-5.1_5.1.12-112440~Ubuntu~xenial_amd64.deb -O /tmp/virtual-box.deb
sudo dpkg -i /tmp/virtual-box.deb
## confirm installation
dpkg -l virtualbox* | grep ^i
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment