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== Install from VirtualBox.org Repository ==
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| text = '''Warning:''' this procedure will install a [[Install_Software#Foreign_Sources|foreign software source]].
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The latest Oracle VirtualBox package information can be found [https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads here].
# - contrib # - non-free...could be deleted but that is completely optional. '''Step 4''' Save and exit. '''Step 5''' Use extrepo to enable the VirtualBox.org APT repository. {{CodeSelect|code= sudo extrepo enable virtualbox }} If everything goes well, extrepo will just print some empty lines. '''Step 6''' Done. Adding the VirtualBox.org APT repository has been completed. }} {{Tab |title= ='''B''': Manually add VirtualBox.org APT Repository= |addToClass=info-box |content= '''Step A''' Add the Oracle apt sources list. Make sure to change
{{Stable_project_version_based_on_Debian_codename}}
to the current name of your stable distribution.
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echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/virtualbox-archive-keyring.asc] https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -sc) contrib" {{!}} sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list
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'''Step B''' Add Oracle's signing key to APT keyring.
{{apt_key_add
|url=--tlsv1.2 https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc
|source_filename=oracle_vbox_2016.asc
|target_filename=/usr/share/keyrings/virtualbox-archive-keyring.asc
|gpg_fingerprint_output=B9F8 D658 297A F3EF C18D 5CDF A2F6 83C5 2980 AECF
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'''2.''' Update and Install VirtualBox.
'''A.''' {{Update}}
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sudo apt update
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'''B.''' Install VirtualBox and Linux Kernel Headers, which are a dependency.
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sudo apt install virtualbox-7.0 linux-headers-$(uname -r)
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'''C.''' Update VirtualBox guest additions.
Note: After upgrading the VirtualBox host version, this '''might''' cause issues with the guest VMs such as broken VM size adjustment (full screen)
[https://forums.whonix.org/t/problems-after-upgrading-whonix-cannot-full-size-whonix-workstation-screen/9647/16 Problems after upgrading {{project_name_short}} - cannot full size {{project_name_short}} screen]
unless the VirtualBox guest additions are also upgraded inside your virtual machine.
This is currently not the case at time of writing in August 2023. If this happens, then you could try [[VirtualBox/Guest_Additions#Migration_to_Oracle_Style_VirtualBox_Guest_Additions|Migration to Oracle Style VirtualBox Guest Additions]].
'''D.''' Done.
Installation of VirtualBox from VirtualBox.org Repository has been completed.
= Footnotes =
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