The Easy way to Install VirtualBox 2.0 to Ubuntu 8.04 as a host
There are many ways to install this VirtualBox 2.0 that has been release this september 4, 2008. You can easily download here at VirtualBox.org and follow the step by step. But, you download by repository too and you don’t have to download manually. Here’s how it works :
1. Add the virtualbox repository to /etc/apt/sources.list
gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Add these lines at the bottom :
# Innotek repository for VirtualBox
deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian hardy non-free
2. Update your sources and install. You may use Synaptic or the following commands.
Enabled it first the third party of repository.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
And then follow the rest of installation.
3. Add your user to the vboxusers group
GUI System ? Administration ? Users and Groups ? Manage groups
CLI :
sudo groupadd vboxusersChange with your username.
sudo usermod -G vboxusers -a
4. Launch VirtualBox via Applications ? System Tools ? Sun xVM VirtualBox
Change to the user name you wish to allow to run VirtualBox
If the link wasn’t shows up, you need to reboot you linux.
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September 11th, 2008 at 2:59
nice tips…kl mo install kesini lagi nanti ach ..
October 16th, 2008 at 13:55
I get gksu: command not found on Ubuntu 8.0.4.
October 17th, 2008 at 6:55
@kevina48
If you can’t use gksu you directly edited at terminal using root password like this :
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.listand then do the rest code above.