How To Install VirtualBox 7.0 on Kali Linux / Linux Mint

Welcome to our Virtualization guide on how to install VirtualBox 7.0 on Kali Linux / Linux Mint 21. VirtualBox is an open source, high-performance Virtualization solution being developed by Oracle Corporation. It is a commonly used tool among Developers and System Administrators.

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VirtualBox 7.0 New Features

The following major new features were added:

• Implemented support for exporting a virtual machine to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
• User interface: greatly improved HiDPI and scaling support, including better detection and per-machine configuration
• Major rework of user interface with simpler and more powerful application and virtual machine set-up
• User interface: a new file manager enabling user to control the guest file system and copy files between host and guest.
• Graphics: major update of 3D graphics support for Windows guests, and VMSVGA 3D graphics device emulation on Linux and Solaris guests
• Added support for surround speaker setups (as used by Windows 10 Build 1809)
• Added utility vboximg-mount on Apple hosts to access the content of guest disks on the host
• Added support for using Hyper-V as the fallback execution core on Windows host, to avoid the inability to run VMs at the price of reduced performance

Install VirtualBox on Kali Linux / Linux Mint

Below are the steps you need to install VirtualBox on Kali Linux / Linux Mint.

Step 1: Update your system

Ensure your system is up-to-date.

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y

Perform a reboot if it’s required:

[ -f /var/run/reboot-required ] && sudo reboot -f

Step 2: Import apt repository

Add repository key

curl -fsSL https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc|sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/oracle_vbox_2016.gpg
curl -fsSL https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc|sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/oracle_vbox.gpg

Step 3: Add the VirtualBox Repository

Once the system is updated and Repository key imported, you can add VirtualBox Repository.

Kali Linux:

echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian bullseye contrib" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list

Linux Mint:

### Linux Mint 21 ###
echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian jammy contrib" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list

### Linux Mint 20 ###
echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian focal contrib" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list

Step 4: Install VirtualBox & Extension pack

Finally, install VirtualBox on your Kali Linux / Linux Mint system by running the commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r) dkms
sudo apt install virtualbox virtualbox-ext-pack

You can also download it manually  https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads. Once the file is downloaded, install the extension pack by clicking on the Downloaded file. Click install and wait for the installation to complete.

Step 5: Launching VirtualBox on Kali Linux / Linux Mint

Once VirtualBox is installed, you can launch it using the terminal or Desktop applications search.

From terminal, use:

$ virtualbox

The new user interface for VirtualBox looks like below:

You should now have VirtualBox installed on your Kali Linux / Linux Mint system.

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