#INSTALL VIRTUALBOX UBUNTU 18 INSTALL#

Once it's done installing, just type virtualbox in a terminal and it should open Virtual Box.

#INSTALL VIRTUALBOX UBUNTU 18 INSTALL#

Now, run one or the other: the dpkg command or sudo apt install virtualbox. Then run the following: sudo apt update & sudo apt upgrade & sudo apt autoremove & sudo apt autoclean run the following: sudo apt remove virtualbox

So, make sure the package isn't on your system i.e. That's just a flag that forces the install, which you don't need to do because the former has already installed the package. You also don't need the -f on the latter. So you're just installing/uninstalling over and over again. Alternatively, start VirtualBox by searching your start menu and clicking on. My Debian 9 VM was starting with a completely black, blank screen. I am running VirtualBox 6.0.14 on host Ubuntu 18.04.2 (Dell laptop). To start VirtualBox execute virtualbox comamnd: virtualbox. I got the solution from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on Virtualbox boots up, but black login screen which was to change the Video Memory from 16MB to 64MB. VirtualBox should now be installed on your Ubuntu 18.04. Open up terminal and enter: sudo apt install virtualbox. Do the following: Click Next on the first three pages. Virtualbox On Ubuntu 18.04 can be easily installed from Ubuntu’s multiverse repository. Navigate through the installation prompts. Doing so will open the VirtualBox installation window. The reason the latter causes an un-installation is because the former installs VirtualBox from whatever directory you've saved the file to on your local storage. Go to the location to which the EXE file downloaded and double-click the file.

This calls the VirtualBox repository which then pulls various files and dependencies to make the installation happen. deb file aka a file you downloaded from the VirtualBox site manually. You don't need 'install' in this command. Please don't take this as an insult, but I don't think you understand what these commands do.

Install virtualbox ubuntu 18