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install_or_upgrade_virtual_box.adoc

Check VirtualBox version

vboxmanage -v

Cleand old version

sudo apt-get purge "^virtualbox-.*"
sudo apt-get update

Add Repo

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian trusty contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list'

According to your distribution, replace 'xenial' by 'vivid', 'utopic', 'trusty', 'raring', 'quantal', 'precise', 'lucid', 'jessie', 'wheezy', or 'squeeze'.

Add keys by downloading and registering:

wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Now install virtualbox 5.1

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-5.1
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