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- Added a new GUI utility which lists performance statistics (CPU usage, RAM usage, disk I\/O rate, etc.) of running guests<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Virtual machines can be fully encrypted now, including the VM config logs and saved states (CLI only for now)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Improved GUI theme support on all platforms – Linux and macOS use native engine while for Windows host it is separately implemented.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Implemented ability to wait for and\/or reboot the guest when updating Guest Additions via VBoxManage<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Implemented initial support for automatic updating of Guest Additions for Linux guests<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Linux Guest Additions<\/strong><\/em>: Reworked guest screen re-size functionality, added basic integration with some of guest Desktop Environments<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Added virtual TPM 1.2 and 2.0 devices<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Implemented new 3D support based on DirectX 11 (and DXVK on non Windows hosts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Added EFI support for Secure Boot<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Added experimental support for guest debugging through GDB and highly experimental support for guest debugging through KD\/WinDbg<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The EHCI and XHCI USB controller devices are now part of the open source base package<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Cloud networks can now be configured via Network Manager tool same way as it is done for Host-only and NAT networks<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Cloud virtual machines can be added to Virtual Machine Manager and controlled as local VMs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
[ebook product=”2″ theme=”dark”]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Check out the complete list of VirtualBox new features on Changelog for VirtualBox<\/a>. Without further ado, let’s dive into the installation of VirtualBox 7.0 on Ubuntu Linux system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Install VirtualBox 7.0 on Ubuntu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Follow the steps outlined in this article to install, configure and use VirtualBox 7.0 on Ubuntu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1) Update your system<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
We always recommend you run latest stable versions of your installed packages. if you don’t want to upgrade any package, just update APT package index and skip the upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo apt update && sudo apt -y upgrade\n[ -f \/var\/run\/reboot-required ] && sudo reboot -f<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n2) Import VirtualBox GPG Keys<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Add repository key:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
#Download\n<\/mark><\/em>curl https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/download\/oracle_vbox_2016.asc | gpg --dearmor > oracle_vbox_2016.gpg\ncurl https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/download\/oracle_vbox.asc | gpg --dearmor > oracle_vbox.gpg\n\n#Install on system\n<\/mark><\/em>sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 oracle_vbox_2016.gpg \/etc\/apt\/trusted.gpg.d\/\nsudo install -o root -g root -m 644 oracle_vbox.gpg \/etc\/apt\/trusted.gpg.d\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n3) Add VirtualBox 7.0 Repository<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Once the system is updated and Repository key imported, you can add VirtualBox Repository to it by running the commands below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
echo \"deb [arch=amd64] http:\/\/download.virtualbox.org\/virtualbox\/debian $(lsb_release -sc) contrib\" | sudo tee \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/virtualbox.list<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n4) Install VirtualBox 7.0 and Extension pack<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Finally, install VirtualBox on your Ubuntu system by running the commands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo apt update\nsudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r) dkms\nsudo apt install virtualbox-7.0<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nInstall VirtualBox Extension Pack<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Download VirtualBox Extension Pack. You can download the debian package build manually https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/wiki\/Downloads<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Or with wget command line downloader<\/p>\n\n\n\n
cd ~\/\nVER=$(curl -s https:\/\/download.virtualbox.org\/virtualbox\/LATEST.TXT)\nwget https:\/\/download.virtualbox.org\/virtualbox\/$VER\/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-$VER.vbox-extpack<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nOnce the file is downloaded, install the extension pack using CLI:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo VBoxManage extpack install Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-*.vbox-extpack<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nOr by clicking<\/strong> on the Downloaded file.Click install and wait for the installation to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n5) Launch VirtualBox 7.0 on Ubuntu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Once VirtualBox is installed, you can launch it using the terminal or Desktop applications search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/computingforgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/install-virtualbox-6.0-ubuntu-18.04-16.04-debian-9.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nFrom terminal, use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
virtualbox<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nThe new user interface for VirtualBox interface looks like below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/computingforgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/install-virtualbox-6.0-ubuntu-18.04-16.04-debian-9-new-ui-1024x497.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou should now have the latest version of VirtualBox installed on your Ubuntu Linux system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ready to start using VirtualBox?, check our guides below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- How to Install Minikube on Ubuntu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- How to install Fedora on VirtualBox & Vagrant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- How to install Fedora on VirtualBox & Vagrant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"