Install VirtualBox on Ubuntu 18.04¶
Note
Virtualbox 6.0.10 appears to be broken / missing kernel modules... avoid it.
cat <<"EOF" >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtual-box.list deb [arch=amd64] http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian bionic contrib EOF wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- | apt-key add apt update apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential virtualbox-6.0 dkms # recompile kernel modules, etc... /sbin/vboxconfig systemctl status virtualbox.service
Extension Pack¶
Before installing, allow VBoxSVC to die by stopping all VMs.
VBoxManage extpack install Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.0.10.vbox-extpack
Alternate Machine Folder¶
VBoxManage setproperty machinefolder ${NEW_PATH}
VBoxManage list systemproperties \ | grep "Default machine folder:"