How to Set up VirtualBox on Debian 11

Answered 3 years ago (Feb 22, 2022) by Eldernode Staff

Before install, Update all packages

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Then, you need to add Oracle public keys on the debian server.(It is used to sign debian packages).

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 -

Also, configure the apt repository on the Debian linux server. This command adds an entry to the /etc/apt/sources.list file at end of the file.

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian contrib"

You can now install virtualbox in Debian without any problems.

sudo apt install virtualbox-6.1