How To Install Oracle VirtualBox On Debian

In this tutorial, we will show you the method to install oracle virtualbox on debian. Oracle VirtualBox 5.2 is the latest major release. Oracle VM VirtualBox is a open-source hypervisor for x86 computers.

How To Install Oracle VirtualBox On Debian

At first, follow the command below to update the current packages of your system:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Now, Import the Oracle public key to your system :

wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Now after importing public key, Configure Apt repository on your Debian system.  Execute the following command to add an entry to /etc/apt/sources.list at end of the file.

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

Finally, Install Oracle Virtualbox:

Open your terminal and run the following command to install Oracle Virtualbox.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-5.2