Oracle VM VirtualBox is a virtualization software package for x86 and AMD64/Intel64-based computers from Oracle Corporation.
VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh, and Solaris hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4, 2.6 and 3.x), Solaris and OpenSolaris, OS/2, and OpenBSD.
In this article show you how to install Oracle VirtualBox on your Ubuntu 14.04/14.10.
Add VirtualBox repository
First, edit /etc/apt/sources.list and add one of following line ccording to your distribution to your system:
For Ubuntu 14.10 ("Utopic Unicorn") deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian utopic contrib For Ubuntu 14.04 ("Trusty Tahr") deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian trusty contrib
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Add Oracle public key
After adding required apt repository in your system, download and import the Oracle public key for apt-secure using following commands.
$ wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc $ sudo apt-key add oracle_vbox.asc
Install VirtualBox
Now, install VirtualBox:
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.3 -y
That’s all!