installing VirtualBox

Installing VirtualBox OSE on Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon

VirtualBox is a powerful virtual machine software. The VirtualBox OSE is open source edition of VirtualBox.

1. To enable universe repository, you can click System → Administration → Software Sources and check Community-maintained Open Source software (universe) option in Ubuntu Software tab.

2. Now you need to update sources, run this command in your terminal:

sudo apt-get update

3. Install VirtualBox OSE:

sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose virtualbox-ose-source

4. Install VirtualBox OSE kernel module:

sudo apt-get install module-assistant
sudo m-a prepare
sudo m-a a-i virtualbox-ose
sudo modprobe vboxdrv


5. Automatically load the kernel module:

sudo gedit /etc/modules

Then add:

vboxdrv

6. Add your username to “vboxusers” group:

sudo adduser [your username] vboxusers

To run VirtualBox OSE, you can click Applications → System Tools → InnoTek VirtualBox menu item.

if u get error message ufter load iso Operation System like :

VBox status code: -1909 VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_ACCESSIBLE

fix with this command

sudo chmod 666 /dev/vboxdrv

~ by feryjunaedi on May 15, 2008.