Mar 28 08:36:06 vboxdrv.sh: VirtualBox services started. Mar 28 08:36:05 vboxdrv.sh: Starting VirtualBox services. Mar 28 08:36:05 vboxdrv.sh: vboxdrv.sh: Starting VirtualBox services.

Mar 28 08:36:05 systemd: Starting VirtualBox Linux kernel module… Process: 12018 ExecStart=/usr/lib/virtualbox/vboxdrv.sh start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 11989 ExecStop=/usr/lib/virtualbox/vboxdrv.sh stop (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/virtualbox/vboxdrv.sh enabled vendor preset: enabled)Īctive: active (exited) since Thu 08:36:06 IST 2s ago sudo apt install -y virtualbox-6.0Ĭheck the vboxdrv status. Install the VirtualBox using the apt command. echo 'deb bionic contrib' | sudo tee /etc/apt//virtualbox.list wget -q -O- | sudo apt-key add -Īdd the VirtualBox repository on to your system. Import the GNU Public Key of the Oracle VirtualBox repository and add it to your system using the below command.

Also, the host operating system must be 64bit as well.

To run 64bit virtual machines, make sure your processor supports hardware virtualization, and VT is enabled in BIOS. Here, we will install VirtualBox 6.x on Ubuntu 18.04. Oracle releases VirtualBox as a free software under GPL v2 and Oracle VM VirtualBox extension pack under PUEL which restricts the commercial usage.

VirtualBox can be installed on Linux, Windows, macOS, and Solaris. It is an alternative to VMware workstation and Kernel Virtual Machine. VirtualBox is an open-source hypervisor software that allows you to create and run virtual machines such as Linux, Windows, OS/2, Solaris, and others on top of the host operating system.

Oracle vm virtualbox extension pack 6.0