The Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Quick Start with the Latest VirtualBox by YUM on Fedora Linux 18 Lxde Desktop.
Finally, the post’s Content is Expressly Reduced to Give Focus to the Essentials Instructions and Commands.
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Open Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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Installing Latest VirtualBox
su
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
yum-search VirtualBox
Pick the Latest VirtualBox Relase for Linux.
sudo yum install VirtualBox-
How to Add the VirtualBox Repo for Fedora 18:
Adding Fc18 VirtualBox Repo -
Enabling Automatic VirtualBox Kernel Modules Rebuilding
This is Useful in Case of a Future Kernel Update…
sudo yum install dkms
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Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions
Linux VirtualBox How to Install Guest Additions:
Linux Installing Guest Additions