# wget Īfter downloading the extensions pack, go to File –> Preferences –> Tools –> Extension Manager and click on the + sign to browse for the vbox-extpack file to install it as shown in the following screenshot. To download the VirtualBox Extension Pack, you can use the wget command from the command-line as follows.

You need this extension pack for features such as mouse pointer integration, shared folders, better video support, seamless windows, generic guest/host communication channels, shared clipboard, automated logins, and more. Read Also: How to Enable USB in VirtualBox It also provides VirtualBox Remote Desktop Protocol (VRDP) support, Host webcam pass-through, Intel PXE boot ROM as well as Disk image encryption with AES algorithm. The extension pack offers additional functionality such as the virtual USB 2.0 (EHCI) device, and virtual USB 3.0 (xHCI) device. VirtualBox 7 Running on Debian Installing VirtualBox Extension Pack in DebianĪnother useful component of Oracle VM VirtualBox is the VirtualBox extensions pack which extend the functionality of the Oracle VM VirtualBox base package. Once the installation is complete, search for VirtualBox in the system menu or open a terminal window and run the following command to open it. Now update the APT packages cache and install VirtualBox package as follows.

Next, download and install the Oracle public key for apt-secure by running the following wget commands. # nano /etc/apt//virtualbox.listĪdd the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list file for your Debian 11 or Debian 10 release. Adding VirtualBox Repository on Debianįirst, you need to create a VirtualBox repository configuration file called /etc/apt//virtualbox.list using the following command. VirtualBox extends the capabilities of your existing computer (running the host operating system) so that it can run multiple operating systems, inside multiple virtual machines, simultaneously. VirtualBox is a most popular x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization software for organizations as well as home users with an highly feature rich, high performance software solution that is freely available as Open Source product under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Brief: In this article, we will explain how to install VirtualBox 7.0 on Debian 11 and Debian 10 distributions using VirtualBox’s own repository with an apt package manager.

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