{"id":14680,"date":"2022-11-03T20:04:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T17:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=14680"},"modified":"2024-03-09T23:26:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T20:26:42","slug":"upgrade-virtualbox-6-x-to-virtualbox-7-x-on-ubuntu-debian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/upgrade-virtualbox-6-x-to-virtualbox-7-x-on-ubuntu-debian\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrade VirtualBox 6.x to VirtualBox 7.x on Ubuntu\/Debian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this tutorial, you will learn how to upgrade VirtualBox 6.x to VirtualBox 7.x on Ubuntu\/Debian. VirtualBox 7.0.0 was officially released on October 10 2022. This is a major update with numerous updates and fixes. Read more about them on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/wiki\/Changelog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Changelog<\/a>. VirtualBox 6.x will still be supported until December 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#upgrading-virtual-box-6-x-to-virtual-box-7-x\">Upgrading VirtualBox 6.x to VirtualBox 7.x<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#check-current-virtual-box-version\">Check Current VirtualBox Version<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#uninstall-previous-versions-of-virtual-box\">Uninstall Previous Versions of VirtualBox<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#upgrade-virtual-box-6-x-to-virtual-box-7-x\">Upgrade VirtualBox 6.x to VirtualBox 7.x<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#install-virtual-box-extension-pack-for-virtual-box-7\">Install VirtualBox Extension Pack for VirtualBox 7<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#launch-virtual-box-7-x-on-ubuntu-debian\">Launch VirtualBox 7.x on Ubuntu\/Debian<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#more-tutorials\">More Tutorials<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"upgrading-virtual-box-6-x-to-virtual-box-7-x\">Upgrading VirtualBox 6.x to VirtualBox 7.x<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"check-current-virtual-box-version\">Check Current VirtualBox Version<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First confirm your current version of VirtualBox either via GUI or command line;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>vboxmanage --version<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Sample output;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>6.1.40r154048<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Or from VirtualBox manager GUI &gt; help &gt; About VirtualBox&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/virtualbox-6.1.png\" alt=\"upgrade VirtualBox 6.x to VirtualBox 7.x on Ubuntu\/Debian\" class=\"wp-image-14682\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/virtualbox-6.1.png?v=1667489946 789w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/virtualbox-6.1-768x565.png?v=1667489946 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>So, how can you upgrade VirtualBox 6.x to VirtualBox 7.x on Ubuntu\/Debian?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"uninstall-previous-versions-of-virtual-box\">Uninstall Previous Versions of VirtualBox<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you can proceed with upgrades, you need to uninstall the current version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stop running vms;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>vboxmanage list runningvms | sed -r 's\/.*\\{(.*)\\}\/\\1\/' | \\\nxargs -L1 -I {} VBoxManage controlvm {} poweroff<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Quit VirtualBox manager by pressing <strong>Ctrl+q<\/strong> on VirtualBox manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or simply;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>pkill VirtualBox<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, remove VirtualBox Extension Package if installed;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo vboxmanage extpack uninstall \"Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, uninstall virtualbox;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt remove --purge --auto-remove virtualbox virtualbox-6.1<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that this wont remove the VirtualBox virtual machines on your host system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the package removal is done, reboot the system;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo systemctl reboot -i<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"upgrade-virtual-box-6-x-to-virtual-box-7-x\">Upgrade VirtualBox 6.x to VirtualBox 7.x<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the system boots, proceed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, install VirtualBox repository on your Ubuntu or Debian system if not already in place;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>echo \"deb &#91;arch=amd64] http:\/\/download.virtualbox.org\/virtualbox\/debian $(lsb_release -sc) contrib\" | \\\nsudo tee \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/virtualbox.list<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Install VirtualBox repository signing key;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt install gnupg2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>wget -qO- https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/download\/oracle_vbox_2016.asc | \\\nsudo gpg --dearmor --yes -o \/etc\/apt\/trusted.gpg.d\/virtualbox.gpg<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Run system package cache update;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt update<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Install VirtualBox 7.x (VirtualBox 7.0 as of this writing is available) using the package manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>sudo apt install virtualbox-7.0<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install-virtual-box-extension-pack-for-virtual-box-7\">Install VirtualBox Extension Pack for VirtualBox 7<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/wiki\/Downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download<\/a> VirtualBox 7.x extension pack and install;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>wget -P \/tmp https:\/\/download.virtualbox.org\/virtualbox\/7.0.2\/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-7.0.2.vbox-extpack<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo vboxmanage extpack install --replace \/tmp\/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-7.0.2.vbox-extpack<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"launch-virtual-box-7-x-on-ubuntu-debian\">Launch VirtualBox 7.x on Ubuntu\/Debian<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now launch VirtualBox 7.x;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>vboxmanage --version<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Sample output;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>7.0.2r154219<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, launch VirtualBox manager and navigate to the&nbsp;<strong>Help &gt; About VirtualBox<\/strong>&nbsp;to check the version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/virtualbox-7.x.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/virtualbox-7.x.png\" alt=\"Upgrade VirtualBox 6.x to VirtualBox 7.x on Ubuntu\/Debian\" class=\"wp-image-14685\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/virtualbox-7.x.png?v=1667493729 779w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/virtualbox-7.x-768x580.png?v=1667493729 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And that is how easy it is to upgrade VirtualBox 6.x to VirtualBox 7.x on Linux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"more-tutorials\">More Tutorials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-and-setup-security-onion-on-virtualbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install and Setup Security Onion on VirtualBox<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/create-and-manage-virtualbox-vm-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Create and Manage VirtualBox VM Groups<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/easily-access-shared-folder-on-linux-virtualbox-vm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Easily Access Shared Folder on Linux VirtualBox VM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial, you will learn how to upgrade VirtualBox 6.x to VirtualBox 7.x on Ubuntu\/Debian. 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