What are the requirements for installing VirtualBox from the Ubuntu software center? I tried to download from the center but it says that there is additional software that is missing...
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1If the installation fails there should be a dialog providing information about the failure. Please provide it. – Kalle Richter Jun 23 '15 at 15:57
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To be able to install virtualbox from the software center you may have to enable the multiverse repository. For the closed source more update version see http://askubuntu.com/questions/41478/how-do-i-install-the-virtualbox-version-from-oracle-to-install-an-extension-pack – Takkat Jun 30 '15 at 10:40
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I rarely install VirtualBox from the Ubuntu Software Center, because it is always outdated. I will show you how to install it manually:
Download the version with your correct architecture:
Save the file in your home folder, then start up the terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T, and then run the following command:
sudo dpkg -i virtualbox-4.3_4.3.28-100309~Ubuntu~raring_*.deb
After that, if it still gives you a missing packages list, try:
sudo apt-get -f install
Last, but not least, you need to install the VirtualBox 4.3.28 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack, after download, open it with VirtualBox, and you're done.
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1As you're a reputation 1 user: If this answer helped you, don't forget to click the grey ☑ at the left of this text, which means Yes, this answer is valid! ;-) – Fabby Jun 30 '15 at 09:47
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what about downloading .deb package directly from Oracle and installing it with
sudo dpkg -i packageName.deb
in terminal?
If something is missing, you can anyway try to find missing packages via
sudo apt-get -f install
Cheers,
Silvia
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