How do I install the latest version of VirtualBox on Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) LTS?

Question

I installed VirtualBox through sudo apt-get install virtualbox, but it's not working for the installation of Genymotion.

When I try to install Genymotion, it says 'no virtual box detected'.

Answer 1

From Virtualbox:

To install the latest virtualbox, first remove the previous versions of Virtualbox by typing the command:

sudo apt-get remove --purge virtualbox*

Then, add source:

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian trusty contrib"

Add the key:

wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Then, to install do:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install virtualbox-5.0

Answer 2

I think you are trying to install virtualbox using sudo apt-get install virtualbox

Try this instead.

1. Open Terminal -> ctrl+alt+T.
2. Type sudo -i and enter your password press Enter
3. Type nano /etc/apt/sources.list Enter

4. Scroll down to last and add the following

   #######VirtualBox Repositories
   deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian vivid contrib
   

5. Save it and close.

6. In terminal:

   wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
   apt-get update
   apt-get install dkms
   sudo apt-get install virtualbox-5.0