VirtualBox install on Fedora 20 64bit

Since I always forget the details, here is how to install VirtualBox on Fedora 64bit

  • Download and install VirtualBox
  • Install the following required packages for /etc/init.d/vboxdrv to setup correctly
    • yum install kernel-headers kernel-devel dkms
  • Next run the /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
  • You should see the following output

/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]
Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ]
Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS[ OK ]
Starting VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]

 

start Virtualbox

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