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Virtual Box on Fedora 12

LATEST RELEASE: 3.2.10

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 3.2.10 version and an i386 CPU (32-bit), but should work with all versions. 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…

Option 1

  • Become privileged (root user):
su -
  • Get the VirtualBox repo installed:
wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo && cp virtualbox.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/
  • Need to invoke the new repo:
yum clean all
yum update
  • Install VirtualBox (along with a few other needed packages)! If you’re having issues here, try installing “kernel-PAE-devel” first.
yum install -y VirtualBox-3.2 dkms gcc
  • Add yourself to the “vboxusers” group:
usermod -G vboxusers -a <yourusername>
  • Run, and enjoy!
VirtualBox


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

Option 2

  • Download the applicable RPM for your system from the list below:
wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/12/i386/VirtualBox-3.2-3.2.8_64453_fedora12-1.i686.rpm
wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/12/i486/VirtualBox-3.2-3.2.8_64453_fedora12-1.i686.rpm
wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/12/i586/VirtualBox-3.2-3.2.8_64453_fedora12-1.i686.rpm
wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/12/i686/VirtualBox-3.2-3.2.8_64453_fedora12-1.i686.rpm
wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/12/x86_64/VirtualBox-3.2-3.2.8_64453_fedora12-1.x86_64.rpm
  • Download and import the GPG key:
wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc
rpm --import oracle_vbox.asc
  • Add dependencies:
yum install dkms gcc
  • Install VirtualBox:
install --localinstall VirtualBox-3.2
  • Add yourself to the “vboxusers” group:
usermod -G vboxusers -a <yourusername>
  • Run, and enjoy!
VirtualBox

Portable VirtualBox On Windows

phpVirtualBox

  • The application has been packaged for Amahi and is currently in testing.

NOTE: See Amahi on VirtualBox for detailed guidance on installing Amahi.