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Install Virtualbox 6.0.4 on Ubuntu Linux – 2019

Install Virtualbox 6.0.4 on Ubuntu Linux – 2019

August 5, 2020

Install Virtualbox 6.0.4 on Ubuntu Linux. Virtualbox 6.0.4 is released with Linux Kernel 5.0 support. VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use.

VirtualBox 6.0.4 (released January 28 2019)

VirtualBox 6.0.4 is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:

  • Virtualization core: support Shanghai/Zhaoxin CPUs.
  • User interface: handle command line arguments to VirtualBox correctly (bugs #18206 and #18197)
  • User interface: improvements to machine manager window, virtual optical disk creator, storage selector window and log viewer window
  • User interface: various small fixes and improvements
  • Audio: implemented time scheduling for the AC’97 device emulation to keep audio and video in sync
  • Graphics: basic support for VMSVGA graphics device in virtual machines using EFI
  • Network: fix occasional NATNet crashes (bug #13899)
  • Network: worked around problems in certain PCnet drivers on old operating systems
  • Serial: fixed connecting to pseudo terminals on POSIX hosts (6.0.0 regression; bug #18319)
  • Linux hosts and guests: fix for building kernel modules against Linux 5.0. Thank you Kyle Laker

The previous release – VirtualBox 6.0.2 (released January 15 2019) – was a major maintenance release with focusing on User Interface and Linux Systems. It was released with the following changes:

  • User interface: fixed creation of desktop shortcuts for starting virtual machines (bug #18207)
  • User interface: allow the first run window to selecting host drives (bug #18230)
  • User interface: fixed attaching empty host optical drives (bug #18223)
  • User interface: implemented a new virtual optical disk creation window
  • Linux hosts: Skip device enumeration if PulseAudio interface is not available
  • Linux hosts: fixed conflict between Debian and Oracle build desktop files (bug #18264)
  • Linux and MacOS hosts: VirtualBoxVM command not accessible (bug #18257)
  • Linux guests: fixed building drivers on SLES 12.4 (bug #18213)
  • Linux guests: fixed building shared folder driver with older kernels (bug #18238)

Install VirtualBox 6.0.4

Run the following commands in terminal to install VirtualBox 6.0.4 in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 17.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 16.10 and other Ubuntu Derivatives:

sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get update
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -sc) contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list'
wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install virtualbox-6.0

Once installed, please restart the system to apply changes.

Install Virtualbox 6.0.4 on Ubuntu Linux – 2019 originally posted on Source Digit – Latest Technology, Gadgets & Gizmos.

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