Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/virtualbox/vboxdrv.sh enabled vendor preset: enabled)Īctive: active (exited) since Sat 11:45:36 EAT 11s ago To confirm VirtualBox successful installation, check VirtualBox kernel module service status using the below command. Having added VirtualBox repository and public key, update apt repository and install VirtualBox. wget -q -O- | sudo apt-key add - Step 2 – Installing VirtualBox on Linux Mint 20 Next, import VirtualBox repository public key to your Linux Mint 20 by running the below command. echo 'deb focal contrib' | sudo tee /etc/apt//virtualbox.list To install VirtualBox on Linux Mint 20, first add VirtualBox repository to your system using the below command. & sudo reboot -f Install VirtualBox 6.x on Linux Mint 20įollow the steps in this section to install and use VirtualBox on Linux Mint 20. In this guide, we are going to see how to install VirtualBox on Linux Mint 20.īefore you begin this installation, we recommend you perform an upgrade on your entire system sudo apt update & sudo apt full-upgrade -y A hypervisor is a software used to abstract the resources of a host computer in order to create virtual machines that run different operating systems.

VirtualBox is a free open-source hypervisor that can be installed on Linux, MacOS, Windows and Solaris systems.

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