VirtualBox/Other Versions

Introduction

The virtualization platform is an essential component of a secure Whonix system. A vulnerable virtualizer may provide opportunities for attackers to perform a breakout from a virtual machine in order to undo the security by isolation features that Whonix provides. The decision to install an alternative virtualizer should not be taken lightly.

There are two methods that can be used to install VirtualBox and these are recommended over downloading, verifying, and installing binaries manually. The two repositories below are maintained by different teams, Debian and Virtualbox.org, respectively.

Recommended Version

Install VirtualBox from Debian Backports

This is the recommend choice. Documented on page VirtualBox.

Newer Version

Install from Oracle Repository

Latest Oracle VirtualBox package information

Warning: This is a foreign source.

Add oracle apt sources list.

(Change stretch to the current name of your stable distribution.)

sudo su -c "echo -e 'deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian stretch contrib' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/oracle.list"

sudo su -c "echo -e 'deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian stretch contrib' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/oracle.list"

Add Oracle's signing key to apt-get keyring.

sudo apt-key --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/whonix.gpg adv --keyserver hkp://ipv4.pool.sks-keyservers.net:80 --recv-keys B9F8D658297AF3EFC18D5CDFA2F683C52980AECF

sudo apt-key --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/whonix.gpg adv --keyserver hkp://ipv4.pool.sks-keyservers.net:80 --recv-keys B9F8D658297AF3EFC18D5CDFA2F683C52980AECF

Update the package lists.

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get update

Install VirtualBox.

sudo apt-get install virtualbox-5.2 linux-headers-$(uname -r)

sudo apt-get install virtualbox-5.2 linux-headers-$(uname -r)

VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO is included in the package. Mount ISO in guest virtual machine to install. Instructions

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