Install VirtualBox 4.0 on Ubuntu / Debian

1. Add new software repository

Edit the file “/etc/apt/sources.list“ with your favorite editor and add the following line depending on your Ubuntu version:

 

 
 

Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)

deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian maverick contrib

Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx LTS)

deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian lucid contrib

Ubuntu 9.10 (Jaunty Jackalope)

deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian karmic contrib

2. Add the GPG-Key

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

3. Install VirtualBox

aptitude update
aptitude install virtualbox-4.0 dkms

Links

* http://www.virtualbox.org
* http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VirtualBox
* http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/VirtualBox