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Installing VirtualBox in the Digitalocean

VirtualBox is free and open-source software that allows you to virtualize the x86 computing architecture. It functions as a hypervisor, generating a VM (virtual machine) in which the user can run another operating system (operating system).

The operating system on which VirtualBox runs is referred to as the “host” OS. The operating system that runs in the VM is referred to as the “guest” OS. As a host operating system, VirtualBox supports Windows, Linux, and macOS.

When configuring a virtual machine, the user can specify how many CPU cores, RAM, and disc space the VM should have. The VM can be “paused” while it is running. At that point in time, system execution is paused, and the user can resume using it later.

Advantages

• It is much easier to install OSX in a virtual machine. VMWare actively prevents the installation of OS X in their Windows and Linux desktop products.
• Open-source
• The development community is active and open.
• The GPL ensures that we will always have access to the source code.
• Large company backing
• We get the full version of VirtualBox for free.

Steps to install VirtualBox in the Digitalocean

1. Firstly, use an ssh client to connect to the instance.
2. After that, type as root or sudo:

   sudo apt-get -y install gcc make linux-headers-$(uname -r) dkms
3. Then, use the below commands to add the Vbox repository and key:

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

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

   sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -sc) contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
4. Now we can update and install.

   sudo apt-get update

   sudo apt-get install virtualbox-5.2
5. Finally, we can install the extension pack.

   curl -O http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/5.2.4/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.2.4-119785.vbox-extpack

   sudo VBoxManage extpack install Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.2.4-119785.vbox-extpack

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Conclusion

To sum up, our Support team demonstrated how to install VirtualBox on a Digitalocean Droplet.