How to install VirtualBox on CentOS 8 Linux

VirtualBox is a free and open-source hosted hypervisor for x86 virtualization, developed by Oracle Corporation. This article will discuss the installation procedure of VirtualBox on CentOS 8.

In this tutorial you will learn:

• How to add VirtualBox Repository
• How to import VirtualBox signing keys
• How to Install VirtualBox

Software Requirements and Conventions Used

Software Requirements and Linux Command Line Conventions

Category	Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used
System	CentOS 8
Software	N/A
Other	Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command.
Conventions	# - requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command $ - requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user

How to install VirtualBox on CentOS 8 Linux step by step instructions

1. Add VirtualBox repository:

   # dnf config-manager --add-repo=https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/el/virtualbox.repo
   

2. Import VirtualBox signing keys:

   # rpm --import https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc
   

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3. Install package VirtualBox by using dnf command. First, check what versions of Virtualbox is available:

   # dnf search virtualbox
   VirtualBox-6.0.x86_64 : Oracle VM VirtualBox
   

   Pick version and perform the installation:

   # dnf install VirtualBox-6.0
   

   All done
4. Start VirtualBox by search the menu or by execution the following command:

   $ virtualbox