VirtualBox is a popular virtualization software that allows you to run multiple operating systems on a single machine. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install VirtualBox on Arch Linux.
Before we get started, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
First, we need to add the VirtualBox repository to our system. To do this, open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf
This will open the pacman configuration file in the terminal. Scroll down to the end of the file and add the following line:
[archlinuxfr]
SigLevel = Never
Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/$arch
Save the file and exit the editor.
After adding the VirtualBox repository, we need to update the system repository. To update the repository, run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This command will update your system and sync the package repository with the newly added VirtualBox repository.
Now that we have added the VirtualBox repository and updated the system repository, we can install VirtualBox. To install VirtualBox, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S virtualbox
This command will download and install VirtualBox on your system.
After installing VirtualBox, we need to add our user to the vboxusers group. This will allow us to use VirtualBox without root privileges.
To add a user to the vboxusers group, run the following command:
sudo gpasswd -a [username] vboxusers
Replace [username] with your actual username.
Finally, we need to install the VirtualBox Extension Pack. The Extension Pack provides additional functionality, including USB support and remote display.
To install the Extension Pack, download it from the VirtualBox website and run the following command:
sudo VBoxManage extpack install [path/to/file]
Replace [path/to/file] with the actual path to the Extension Pack file.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed VirtualBox on Arch Linux. You can now start creating and running virtual machines.
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