Virtual Box: Install & How to Commands

Update the package lists for upgrades and new package installations:

sudo apt update

Install necessary dependencies:

sudo apt install -y build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)

Download the VirtualBox repository key:

wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Add the VirtualBox repository to your system's software repository list:

echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -cs) contrib" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list

Update the package lists again:

sudo apt update

Install VirtualBox:

sudo apt install -y virtualbox-6.1

Note: The above command installs VirtualBox version 6.1. You can adjust the version number if a newer version is available.

Add your user to the vboxusers group:

sudo usermod -aG vboxusers $USER

Reboot your system:

sudo reboot

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#Resize VBox Hard Drive

VBoxManage modifyhd MyLinux.vdi --resize 100000 (100 GB)

# List virtual machines

VBoxManage list vms
"MyVM" {e4b0c92c-4301-4a7d-8af8-fe02fed00451} 

# Start VM in headless mode

VBoxManage startvm MyVM --type headless 

# Power off VM

VBoxManage controlvm MyVM poweroff

# Show running VM

VBoxManage list runningvms

# Show VM Properties

VBoxManage guestproperty enumerate <vmname>

Reference:

VBoxManage. https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html