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Oracle virtualbox update#
When the update complete, reboot your system and select the latest kernel from the grub boot menu, this entry usually the first entry as you can see. To resolve the issue, first, check your installed kernel and then update the Linux kernel by running the command: # uname -r
Oracle virtualbox install#
Please install the Linux kernel "header" files matching the current kernel This system is currently not set up to build kernel modules. If you get the following error during the Virtualbox installation, it means there is a conflict between the two Kernel versions. # dnf install VirtualBox-6.1Īt this point, you are ready to start using VirtualBox by running the following command on the terminal. Once you’ve installed all the needed dependency packages, you can install the latest version of VirtualBox using the following command. # dnf install dnf install kernel-devel kernel-headers dkms qt5-qtx11extras elfutils-libelf-devel zlib-devel # yum install binutils kernel-devel kernel-headers libgomp make patch gcc glibc-headers glibc-devel dkms -y # dnf install binutils kernel-devel kernel-headers libgomp make patch gcc glibc-headers glibc-devel dkms -y So, to make VirtualBox fully functional you will need to update your system first, then install some additional modules like DKMS, kernel-headers, and kernel-devel and some dependency packages. Without this module, you can still use the VirtualBox to create and configure virtual machines, but they will not work. VirtualBox uses vboxdrv kernel module to control and allocate physical memory for the execution of guest operating systems. Install Dependency Packages for VirtualBox Next, enable the EPEL repository to install build tools and dependencies on the system. To install the latest stable version of VirtualBox, you need to first download the virtualbox.repo configuration file using the following wget command and then import the public key using rpm command. Installing VirtualBox 6.1 in RHEL/CentOS and Fedora
Oracle virtualbox how to#
How to Install VirtualBox Extension Pack in Linux.How to Install Latest VirtualBox in Debian, Ubuntu and Mint.How to Install Latest VirtualBox in CentOS, RHEL and Fedora.
