Verified publisher: is Oracle Corporation.
'''Figure:''' ''Windows signature signature verification window for VirtualBox''
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[[File:Virtualbox_windows_digital_software_verification.png|400px|border]]
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Advanced users might wish to learn more about {{kicksecure_wiki
|wikipage=Authenticode
|text=Authenticode (Windows Digital Software Signatures)
}} to perform a deeper verification.
22.04. Older versions are not recommended.''
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|title= ==== Command Line (All Users) ====
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'''1.''' On the host.
Open a terminal.
'''2.''' Update the package lists.
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sudo apt update
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'''3.''' Install VirtualBox and Linux kernel headers.
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sudo apt install --no-install-recommends {{{virtualbox_package_debian}}} linux-headers-generic
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'''4.''' Add your current user to group vboxusers.
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sudo adduser $(whoami) vboxusers
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'''5.''' Done.
The procedure of installing the VirtualBox host software is complete.
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|title= ==== Software Center (only if not using SecureBoot) ====
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{{VirtualBox Host Software Installation Ubuntu Software Center}}
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|title= === Debian ===
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{{VirtualBox_Host_Software_Installation_Debian
|virtualbox_version={{{VirtualBox_Version}}}
|virtualbox_package_debian={{{virtualbox_package_debian}}}
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|title= === Kicksecure ===
|image=[[File:Kicksecure-basic-logo.png|50px]]
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{{Kicksecure}} host operating systems:
{{VirtualBox_Host_Software_Installation_Option
|who={{Kicksecure}} users
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Instructions for {{Kicksecure}} are simpler than instructions for Debian.
This is because by {{Kicksecure}} default:
* The Debian fasttrack repository is already enabled.
* The Debian backports repository is already enabled.
* Kernel headers package "linux-headers-$(dpkg --print-architecture) is already installed.
** Debian feature request: [https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1022746 please provide linux-image-generic / linux-headers-generic]
'''1.''' On the host.
Open a terminal.
'''2.''' Update package lists.
{{CodeSelect|code=
sudo apt update
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'''3.''' Install VirtualBox and Linux kernel headers.
{{CodeSelect|code=
sudo apt install --no-install-recommends {{{virtualbox_package_debian}}}
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'''4.''' Add your current user to group vboxusers.
{{CodeSelect|code=
sudo adduser $(whoami) vboxusers
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'''5.''' Done.
The procedure of installing the VirtualBox host software is complete.
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|title= === Linux ===
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Hosts using a non-Debian operating system:
* Install VirtualBox as per the normal mechanism for your Linux distribution. No special instructions for {{project_name_short}} are required. The installation of a recent VirtualBox host software is [[Unspecific|unspecific to {{project_name_short}}]]. Consult the documentation of your Linux distribution.
* {{project_name_short}} has has been tested with, expects VirtualBox version {{{virtualbox_version}}}.
* For example the outdated VirtualBox version 5.2.18 is incompatible.
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General recommendations for users using Linux as a host operating system:
* Linux kernel version:
** The recommended host Linux kernel version is the same version that Debian {{Stable project version based on Debian codename}} is using, see [https://packages.debian.org/{{Stable project version based on Debian codename}}/linux-image-amd64 linux-image-amd64].
** Newer host Linux kernel versions are likely to break VirtualBox VMs [[Kernel#Kernel_Issues|in many ways]] since these are unsupported by VirtualBox.
https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/17055#comment:3
* Host operating system: The recommended host Linux distributions are:
** preferably the stable version of {{Kicksecure}} {{VersionShort}}, or
** [https://www.debian.org/ Debian Linux] version {{Stable project version based on Debian codename}}.
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