{"id":4805,"date":"2019-12-14T11:57:13","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T08:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=4805"},"modified":"2024-03-12T23:34:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T20:34:50","slug":"upgrade-virtualbox-6-0-to-6-1-on-ubuntu-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/upgrade-virtualbox-6-0-to-6-1-on-ubuntu-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrade VirtualBox 6.0 to 6.1 on Ubuntu Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/upgrade-virtualbox-6.0-6.1.png\" alt=\"Upgrade VirtualBox 6.0 to 6.1 on Ubuntu Systems\" class=\"wp-image-7756\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/upgrade-virtualbox-6.0-6.1.png?v=1611383968 969w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/upgrade-virtualbox-6.0-6.1-768x243.png?v=1611383968 768w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/upgrade-virtualbox-6.0-6.1-150x48.png?v=1611383968 150w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/upgrade-virtualbox-6.0-6.1-300x95.png?v=1611383968 300w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/upgrade-virtualbox-6.0-6.1-696x221.png?v=1611383968 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>With the release of VirtualBox 6.1 and its new major features, you should be planning to upgrade your VirtualBox 6.0. Well, in this guide, we are going to learn how to upgrade VirtualBox 6.0 to 6.1 on Ubuntu Systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VirtualBox 6.1 New Features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Implemented support for importing a virtual machine from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extended support for exporting a virtual machine to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, allowing the creation of multiple virtual machines without re-uploading. Also added option to export a VM to the cloud using the more efficient variant &#8220;paravirtualized&#8221;, and to specify free-form tags for cloud images<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virtualization core: Support for nested hardware-virtualization on Intel CPUs (starting with 5th generation Core i, codename Broadwell), so far tested only with guest running&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/wiki\/VirtualBox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VirtualBox<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graphics: New style 3D support (with VBoxSVGA and VMSVGA) remains, old style 3D support (with VBoxVGA) has been completely removed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shared Clipboard: Implemented experimental support for file transfers (Windows hosts\/guests only at the moment). Needs to be enabled via VBoxManage (disabled by default). In addition, the following items were fixed and\/or added:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virtualization core: Drop recompiler, i.e. running VMs now needs a CPU supporting hardware virtualization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Runtime: Works now on hosts with many CPUs (limit now 1024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Appliance and Cloud Import: Add field for defining firmware type (not part of OVF spec and thus manual in the Appliance case, for OCI it is automatically taken from the instance information)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GUI: Improved the VISO creation and file manager dialogs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The list is quite comprehensive. Read more on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Changelog (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/wiki\/Changelog-6.1\" target=\"_blank\">Changelog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upgrading VirtualBox 6.0 to 6.1 on Ubuntu Systems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For the purposes of this demo, we are using Ubuntu 16.04 as our host system. Hence, follow through to learn how to upgrade VirtualBox to the latest release version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remove Old Versions of VirtualBox<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To begin with, kill any VirtualBox process that is running;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>ps aux | grep -i virtualbox | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}' | xargs -I {} sudo kill -9 {}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, remove any package related to the VirtualBox 6.0 on your system along with packages that are no longer required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: When you remove VirtualBox, you existing VMs will remain intact under the installation directory, in my case, it is <code>$HOME\/VirtualBox VMs<\/code> directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>sudo apt remove --purge --auto-remove virtualbox<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Reboot your system to reload the kernel modules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>systemctl reboot<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install VirtualBox 6.1 on your Ubuntu System<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Run System Update<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Update your system package cache;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>apt update -y<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>VirtualBox 6.1 can be installed using the DEB binary package or from the APT repos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install VirtualBox 6.1 using DEB Binary Package<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To install VirtualBox using the .DEB binary package, simply download the <strong>LATEST<\/strong> binary from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/wiki\/Linux_Downloads\" target=\"_blank\">VirtualBox downloads page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>wget https:\/\/download.virtualbox.org\/virtualbox\/6.1.0\/virtualbox-6.1_6.1.0-135406~Ubuntu~bionic_amd64.deb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Use either the dpkg tool or apt package manager to install VirtualBox<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>dpkg -i virtualbox-6.1_6.1.0-135406~Ubuntu~bionic_amd64.deb\napt install -f<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>apt install .\/virtualbox-6.1_6.1.0-135406~Ubuntu~bionic_amd64.deb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install VirtualBox on Ubuntu from APT Repos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To install VirtualBox from APT repos, simply install the VirtualBox APT sources list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>echo \"deb [arch=amd64] https:\/\/download.virtualbox.org\/virtualbox\/debian $(lsb_release -sc) contrib\" | sudo tee \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/virtualbox.list<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Install the repository signing keys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>wget -q https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/download\/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>wget -q https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/download\/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Update system packages and install VirtualBox<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>sudo apt update<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>sudo apt install virtualbox-6.1<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install VirtualBox 6.1 Extension Pack<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Remove the old version of VirtualBox extension pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>sudo VBoxManage extpack uninstall \"Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Download the latest VirtualBox 6.1 extension pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>wget -P \/tmp https:\/\/download.virtualbox.org\/virtualbox\/6.1.0\/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.0.vbox-extpack<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Install VirtualBox 6.1 Extension Pack<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>sudo VBoxManage extpack install \/tmp\/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.0.vbox-extpack<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Accept the VirtualBox Extension Pack Personal Use and Evaluation License (PUEL) and proceed with installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Running VirtualBox 6.1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can run your VirtualBox as you always would. To check confirm the installed version, on the VirtualBox menu bar, click <strong>Help &gt; About VirtualBox<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/virtualbox-6.1-1.png\" alt=\"Upgrade VirtualBox 6.0 to 6.1 on Ubuntu Systems\" class=\"wp-image-4809\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>There you go. 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