I did use Synaptic to install VirtualBox but I found its older version, so I want to know How to Install the latest version of VirtualBox For Ubuntu 21.04?
Is there an official repository that I can add to get the latest updates of VirtualBox?
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1I have much better luck getting VBox from Ubuntu Software than from VirtualBox.org. The version seems a little older but always works better for me. – C.S.Cameron May 18 '21 at 03:59
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If you would like to get VirtualBox straight from Oracle, this is how you can do it:
- Open Terminal (if it's not already open)
- Open the
/etc/apt/sources.listfile using a text editor of your choice. For example:sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list - Add the repository (perhaps at the very bottom of the file):
deb [arch=amd64] https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian hirsute contrib - Download and add the requisite key for apt:
The fingerprint for this key is:wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -B9F8 D658 297A F3EF C18D 5CDF A2F6 83C5 2980 AECF Oracle Corporation (VirtualBox archive signing key) <info@virtualbox.org> - Update apt:
sudo apt update - Install VirtualBox:
sudo apt install virtualbox-6.1
Source: VirtualBox
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3@Sharif Even better put the line in a new file in the directory
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/– Bruni May 18 '21 at 07:19 -
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1times change; this worked on ubuntu 22.04, with a warning:
Warning: apt-key is deprecated. Manage keyring files in trusted.gpg.d instead (see apt-key(8)).– cloudxix Jul 02 '22 at 00:42