How to Install Vagrant Xubuntu 16.04 Xenial Linux Easy Guide

October 10th, 2017 by thelinuxevangelist

Install Vagrant Xubuntu 16.04

Hello Xubuntu User! This Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Install Vagrant on Xubuntu 16.04 Xenial 32/64-bit GNU/Linux.

And Vagrant for Xubuntu 16.04 is a Tool that Makes it Easier to Run and Manage Virtual Machines on your computer.

Especially relevant: by Default Vagrant Works only with VirtualBox VMs, to get it Working with VMware or other Hypervisor you have to Install a Paid Plugin.

Furthermore to Get Installed right the Latest Vagrant Release for Linux we Provide Directly to the Download from the Vagrant WebSite.

Finally the Vagrant main Features are:

  • Makes a VM with an OS of your choice
  • Changes the Settings of a VM (e.g., RAM, number of CPUs, etc.)
  • Settles Network Interfaces to access a VM from outside
  • Etablishes Shared Folders to exchange with your computer
  • Defines the Hostname of a VM
  • Provides Software for the VM by shell scripts or configuration management solutions
  • Operates specific Tweakings on hosts and guests
  • SSH into a VM from you computer
How to Install Vagrant Xubuntu 16.04 Xenial - Featured

  1. Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
    Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    How to Install Vagrant Xubuntu 16.04 Xenial - Open Terminal

  2. Download Latest Vagrant for Debian Linux

    Latest Vagrant .deb 32/64-bit

  3. Check/Install GDebi Package Installer

    which gdebi

    If not there then:

    sudo apt install gdebi

    If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then Look: Solution

  4. Access the Target location
    (Usually Downloads go in the Home folder or the Temporary directory /tmp)

    cd ~/Downloads

    Or when downloaded with Firefox maybe:

    cd /tmp/mozilla*

    To Verify that it’s there List the contents with:

    ls .

  5. Vagrant Installation on Xubuntu

    sudo gdebi ./vagrant*.deb

  6. Finally Test Vagrant Installation

    vagrant -h

    But in case of Vagrant Help Ruby Gems Issue Fix with:

    sudo vagrant plugin install vagrant-share \
--plugin-version 1.1.8

  7. How-to Install Required Oracle VirtualBox on Xubuntu

    Oracle VirtualBox Installation

  8. How-to Getting-Started with Vagrant VMs Management

    Vagrant Getting-Started Guide

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