Introduction
Virtual Box is a free cross-platform software that enables you to run multiple guest operating systems. Typically, desktop users use VirtualBox as a testing and development environment.
Prerequisites
- A server running Ubuntu version 20.04
- Non-root sudo privileges
- Upgraded Ubuntu packages
Step 1: Set up Apt Repository
- Update and upgrade the packages already installed on your server.
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
- An official package repository for Ubuntu and Debian-based systems is offered by the Oracle VirtualBox team. Use the following commands to import Oracle public keys:
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 - 
- Run the command below on your system to add Oracle VirtualBox Personal Package Archive (PPA) to Ubuntu OS.
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian focal contrib" 
Step 2: Set up VirtualBox on the Ubuntu server
- If you already have a previous version of VirtualBox installed, the below command will update it for you.
sudo apt update
- To install VirtualBox, execute the following command.
sudo apt install virtualbox-6.1 
Step 3: Open the VirtualBox Application
To execute the VirtualBox application, enter the following command.
virtualbox
Conclusion
We have successfully demonstrated how to install VirtualBox on Ubuntu 20.04.
