How do I download VirtualBox on Lubuntu 13.10?

Question

I want to download Oracle's VirtualBox on my Lubuntu machine. They don't have any downloads for Lubuntu on their website. So how do I download it on Lubuntu?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/214111/how-to-install-virtualbox-to-use-windows-or-other-os — Lynob, Apr 03 '14 at 23:56
That's ubuntu though. I am using Lubuntu 13.10. I wanted to know whether that works on Lubuntu. — Asad Moosvi, Apr 04 '14 at 00:02
Lubuntu is Ubuntu with different GUI and different default programs. — Javier Rivera, Apr 04 '14 at 06:33
The Oracle version can be installed from their repository replacing distribution with saucy as shown here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/41478/how-do-i-install-the-virtualbox-version-from-oracle-to-install-an-extension-pack this will also work on Lubuntu. — Takkat, Apr 04 '14 at 09:14

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 04 '14 at 01:03

@Fischer is correct, running:

    sudo apt-get install virtualbox

Will install VirtualBox on Lubuntu as well. They are actually pulling from the same repositories.

If you ever want to search for a specific package -- and would prefer not to use the Software Center GUI -- you can use:

    apt-cache search <what_you_are_looking_for>

How do I download VirtualBox on Lubuntu 13.10?

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