VirtualBox

This is a step by step tutorial on how to get VirtualBox 3 up and running on Fedora 12. Specifically, this guide was written using the VirtualBox 3.0.8 version and an i386 CPU (32-bit). It can be adapted to upcoming versions and different CPUs (64-bit). The folks at VirtualBox have made it easy to install for Fedora users and I’m going to show you how in a few easy steps. Right, open a terminal window and let’s get to it…

1. Become privileged

su -

1. Get the VirtualBox repo installed (you may need to install wget)

wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo && cp virtualbox.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/

1. Install VirtualBox (along with a few other needed packages)! If you’re having issues here, try installing “kernel-PAE-devel”

yum install -y VirtualBox dkms gcc
/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

1. Add yourself to the “vboxusers” group and fix the SELinux Permissions (just in case):

usermod -G vboxusers -a <yourusername>
chcon -t textrel_shlib_t /usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBox.so

1. Run, and enjoy!

VirtualBox

NOTE: See how-to-install-virtualbox-3-on-fedora-12-tutorial for more info.