How to install VirtualBox 6 on Fedora Linux 29

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To install VirtualBox 6 on Fedora Linux 29, you can use the Oracle VirtualBox repositories. Here are the steps to install VirtualBox 6 on Fedora 29:

  1. Add the VirtualBox repository to your system by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo
  1. Import the Oracle public key by running the following command:
sudo rpm --import https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc
  1. Install the VirtualBox package using the following command:
sudo dnf -y install VirtualBox-6.1
  1. After the installation is finished, you can start using VirtualBox by typing the following command in terminal:
VirtualBox
  1. And for running virtual machines created on VirtualBox, you need to install the VirtualBox Extension Pack. You can download it from the official website of VirtualBox and then install it by running the following command:
sudo VBoxManage extpack install Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.x.vbox-extpack

It’s important to note that you might need to have the kernel development package installed in your system before installing VirtualBox. So in case of any error or missing dependencies, please install kernel-devel package by running the following command

sudo dnf install kernel-devel

Also, remember to keep your system up to date, in order to have the latest security patches and bug fixes.

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