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Use VirtualBox on Oracle Linux

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Oracle VirtualBox is a cross-platform virtualization product that enables you to run multiple operating systems on your macOS, Windows, Linux, or Oracle Solaris systems. While providing the ability to run multiple virtual machines on a host system, VirtualBox also allows managing resources in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

You can read more detailed information about Oracle VirtualBox at this documentation link: Oracle VirtualBox Documentation

Objectives

In this tutorial, you will learn to:

  • Install Oracle VirtualBox on Oracle Linux
  • Install the VirtualBox Extension Pack
  • Use VirtualBox to create a new Oracle Linux virtual machine
  • Install VirtualBox Guest Additions to a Virtual Machine

Prerequisites

  • Minimum of one Oracle Linux instance

  • Each system should have Oracle Linux installed and configured with:

    • An Oracle user account (used during the installation) with sudo access
    • A graphical desktop
    • A VNC (Virtual Network Computing) server if running a headless/remote system

If installing on an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) instance, you’ll need to use an Intel CPU shape such as VM.Standard3.Flex.