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Install VirtualBox 6.1.44 on Linux Mint 21

Prereqs

  • a PC (BIOS/UEFI) running Linux Mint 21

Download

Download "VirtualBox 6.1.44" and the "Extension Pack" from the official website.

Open Terminal

Right-click on an empty space in the "Nemo" file manager and select "Open in Terminal".

Install VirtualBox

Use "dpkg" if you want to install a specific package version from a .deb file without repository interference. It's worth noting that when you use "dpkg" to install a package, it does not automatically resolve dependencies!

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sudo dpkg -i virtualbox-6.1_6.1.44-156814~Ubuntu~jammy_amd64.deb

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guru@hp:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i virtualbox-6.1_6.1.44-156814~Ubuntu~jammy_amd64.deb 
Selecting previously unselected package virtualbox-6.1.
(Reading database ... 610101 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack virtualbox-6.1_6.1.44-156814~Ubuntu~jammy_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking virtualbox-6.1 (6.1.44-156814~Ubuntu~jammy) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of virtualbox-6.1:
virtualbox-6.1 depends on libqt5opengl5 (>= 5.0.2); however:
Package libqt5opengl5 is not installed.
virtualbox-6.1 depends on libqt5printsupport5 (>= 5.0.2); however:
Package libqt5printsupport5 is not installed.
virtualbox-6.1 depends on libqt5x11extras5 (>= 5.6.0); however:
Package libqt5x11extras5 is not installed.
virtualbox-6.1 depends on libsdl1.2debian (>= 1.2.11); however:
Package libsdl1.2debian is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-6.1 (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26+mint2+vera) ...
Processing triggers for mailcap (3.70+nmu1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (2.1-2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
virtualbox-6.1
guru@hp:~/Downloads$

Fix broken dependencies

This command will attempt to install any missing dependencies required by the package you installed via "dpkg".

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sudo apt install -f

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guru@hp:~/Downloads$ sudo apt install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
libqt5opengl5 libqt5printsupport5 libqt5x11extras5 libsdl1.2debian
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libqt5opengl5 libqt5printsupport5 libqt5x11extras5 libsdl1.2debian
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 171 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 556 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1.966 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/universe amd64 libqt5opengl5 amd64 5.15.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2 [153 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/universe amd64 libqt5printsupport5 amd64 5.15.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2 [214 kB]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/universe amd64 libqt5x11extras5 amd64 5.15.3-1 [10,9 kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/universe amd64 libsdl1.2debian amd64 1.2.15+dfsg2-6 [177 kB]
Fetched 556 kB in 1s (504 kB/s)        
Selecting previously unselected package libqt5opengl5:amd64.
(Reading database ... 610864 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libqt5opengl5_5.15.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libqt5opengl5:amd64 (5.15.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libqt5printsupport5:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../libqt5printsupport5_5.15.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libqt5printsupport5:amd64 (5.15.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libqt5x11extras5:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../libqt5x11extras5_5.15.3-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libqt5x11extras5:amd64 (5.15.3-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libsdl1.2debian:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../libsdl1.2debian_1.2.15+dfsg2-6_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libsdl1.2debian:amd64 (1.2.15+dfsg2-6) ...
Setting up libqt5x11extras5:amd64 (5.15.3-1) ...
Setting up libqt5printsupport5:amd64 (5.15.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2) ...
Setting up libsdl1.2debian:amd64 (1.2.15+dfsg2-6) ...
Setting up libqt5opengl5:amd64 (5.15.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2) ...
Setting up virtualbox-6.1 (6.1.44-156814~Ubuntu~jammy) ...
Adding group `vboxusers' (GID 138) ...
Done.
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.35-0ubuntu3.1) ...
guru@hp:~/Downloads$

Install Extension pack

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sudo VBoxManage extpack install Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.44.vbox-extpack

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guru@hp:~/Downloads$ sudo VBoxManage extpack install Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.44.vbox-extpack
VirtualBox Extension Pack Personal Use and Evaluation License (PUEL)

License version 11, 21 May 2020

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ORACLE VM VIRTUALBOX EXTENSION PACK PERSONAL
<snip>

Do you agree to these license terms and conditions (y/n)? y

License accepted. For batch installation add
--accept-license=33d7284dc4a0ece381196fda3cfe2ed0e1e8e7ed7f27b9a9ebc4ee22e24bd23c
to the VBoxManage command line.

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Successfully installed "Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack".
guru@hp:~/Downloads$

Start VirtualBox

Select "Menu" and start typing "vir". Start "Oracle VM VirtualBox".

Ignore new version

Version 7 is available, but let's use the most stable version 6.1.44 for now.

Disable update check

Select "File -> Preferences -> Update". Disable "Check for Updates".

NAT configuration

Select "File -> Preferences -> Network". Click on the + to create a NAT Network.

Mouse right-click "Edit NAT Network".

Change the network CIDR to "192.168.10.0/24" and remove the check "Supports DHCP". Close all screens with "OK".