2Installation
2.The kernel of your Linux host got updated. In that case, the kernel module will need to be reinstalled by executing (as root):
/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
2.3.3 USB and advanced networking support
In order to use VirtualBox’s USB support, the user account under which you intend to run VirtualBox must have read and write access to the USB filesystem (usbfs).
In addition, access to /dev/net/tun will be required if you want to use Host Interface Networking, which is described in detail in chapter 6.5, Bridged networking, page 86.
2.3.4 Performing the installation
VirtualBox is available in a number of package formats native to various common Linux distributions (see chapter 1.4, Supported host operating systems, page 16 for details). In addition, there is an alternative generic installer (.run) which should work on most Linux distributions.
2.3.4.1 Installing VirtualBox from a Debian/Ubuntu package
First, download the appropriate package for your distribution. The following examples assume that you are installing to an Ubuntu Edgy system. Use dpkg to install the Debian package:
sudo dpkg
You will be asked to accept the VirtualBox Personal Use and Evaluation License. Unless you answer “yes” here, the installation will be aborted.
The group vboxusers will be created during installation. Note that a user who is going to run VirtualBox must be member of that group. A user can be made member of the group vboxusers through the GUI user/group management or at the command line with
sudo usermod
Also note that adding an active user to that group will require that user to log out and back in again. This should be done manually after successful installation of the package.
The installer will also search for a VirtualBox kernel module suitable for your kernel. The package includes
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