How to Add VirtualBox Rpm Repository

GNU/Linux Enabling Rpm VirtualBox Repo

Hi! This Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Add VirtualBox Dnf/Yum/Zypper Rpm Repository on GNU/Linux Desktops.

And VirtualBox is a General-Purpose Full Virtualizer for x86 Hardware, targeted at Server, Desktop and Embedded use.

Finally, this Guide is Valid for All the Rpm Based Distros like:

• Fedora
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• CentOS
• Rocky Linux
• AlmaLinux
• Oracle Enterprise Linux
• openSUSE
• SLES

1. 1. Terminal QuickStart

   How to QuickStart with Command Line on GNU/Linux

   Command Line Easy QuickStart

   Getting-Started with Terminal on Linux

2. 2. Adding Repository

   Then to Add VirtualBox Rpm Repository
   For Fedora/Mageia simply run:

   sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo

   Instead, for CentOS/Red Hat use:

   sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/rhel/virtualbox.repo

   If it’s Missing for the Latest OS Release then you have to amend it manually Setting it to the Previous one, so for instance on Fedora or RHEL based:

   sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/virtualbox.repo

   Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor.
   

   And finally, for SUSE based first Get Oracle VirtualBox Signing Key

   Get VirtualBox GPG Key

   Getting Oracle VirtualBox Key

   Next Import the GPG Key with:

   sudo rpm --import ~/Downloads/oracle_vbox.asc
   

   Then make a VirtualBox Repo:

   sudo nano /etc/zypper/repos.d/virtualbox.repo
   

   And for openSUSE < 15.1 append:

   [virtualbox]
   name=VirtualBox for openSUSE $releasever - $basearch
   baseurl=http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/opensuse/$releasever/$basearch
   type=yum/nenabled=1
   priority=120/nautorefresh=1
   gpgcheck=1
   gpgkey=https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc
   keeppackages=0
   

   Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor.
   And finally, Refresh the Repos with:

   sudo zypper refresh

3. 3. Installing VirtualBox

   Finally, to Install VirtualBox Rpm GNU/Linux

   VirtualBox .rpm Installation Guide

   VirtualBox Setup for Rpm Based Distros