VirtualBox is open-source multi-platform virtualization software that can be installed on any operating system, allowing several guest operating systems to be installed and run on the same computer.
For example, suppose you install it on your Linux system. In that case, you can run the Windows XP operating system as a guest or the Linux operating system on your Windows system. This allows you to install and run as many guest operating systems as you want.
After you install Oracle VM VirtualBox on your Linux system, you need to install the Extension Pack to use the virtual machines more efficiently.
Recently, Oracle released the latest version of Virtualbox 6.0, the latest version of Virtualbox, with many significant changes and new features added to it.
What’s New in Virtualbox 6.0
- Support was added for exporting the virtual machine to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
- An essential modification of the user interfaces with virtual machines’ simple and trouble-free configuration.
- A new file manager allows the user to manage the guest file system and copy files between the guest and the guest.
- An essential update of the emulation of 3D graphics devices for Linux guests.
- The boxing utility for hosts allows users to access the contents of guest disks on the host computer.
- Support was added for using Hyper-V on the Windows host.
How to Install Extension Pack
If you need additional functionality such as VirtualBox RDP, PXE, E1000 supported ROM, and USB 2.0 Host Controller, download and install the VirtualBox Extension Pack using the wget command below.
To install the extension package, you can start the installation by double-clicking vbox-extpack after downloading it.
If not, open VirtualBox -> Preferences -> Extensions to add the Extension Pack.
wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/6.0.14/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.0.14.vbox-extpack