Install Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.1.2 on Ubuntu 16.04. Oracle VirtualBox 5.1.2 is released with better support for support for the latest Linux 4.7 Kernel and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. It also brings various fixes, GUI enhancements, architecture improvements and audio fixes.
VirtualBox 5.1.2 (released 2016-07-21) is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:
- VMM: several fixes
- GUI: fixed screenshot if the VM is started in separate mode
- GUI: fixed issue with double-click/opening registered file types (.vbox and .vbox-extpack) on Mac OS X (bug #15648)
- GUI: fixed a bug which made it impossible close some error/warning messages using the close button
- GUI: weakened the control over the VM window behavior allowing to resize it across multiple screens and to use in Snap Assist techniques
- GUI: jump to the second tab of the session information window (5.1.0 regression)
- GUI: fix for Alt-Tab
- Storage: fixed creating fixed size VHD images (bug #15601)
- Storage: fixed a hang during power off if the VM was suspended before and a NVMe controller is configured
- USB: fixed a crash under certain conditions
- Audio: make AC’97 volume control work again (5.1.0 regression; bug #15598)
- Audio: fixed rare VM hangs when using AC’97 emulation
- Audio: SB16 fixes
- EFI: fixed access to devices attached to SATA port 2 and higher (bug #15607)
- OVA: fix for checking certain signatures
- OVA: fixed MAC address generation for appliances created by VirtualBox (5.1.0 regression; bug #15623)
- API: fixed audio settings handling for older config files (bug #15626)
- API: fixed truncation of USB product/vendor IDs on Linux hosts (5.1.0 regression; bug #15644)
- API: fixed VRDP with authentication (bug #15653)
- API: don’t crash if there is no graphics controller configured (bug #15628)
- Linux hosts: fixed EL5 builds (bug #15634)
- non-Windows hosts: fixed a crash during shutdown under rare circumstances (bug #15568)
- Linux Additions: fixed SELinux issue which prevented certain Linux guests to work in 3D mode (bug #15574)
- User Manual: updates
Install Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.1.2 on Ubuntu 16.04
Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.1.2 can be installed on Ubuntu 16.04 and other Ubuntu Derivatives. Run the following commands in Terminal to install the latest release of VirtualBox on Ubuntu Linux Systems:
Step 1: Remove pre-installed Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.1.2
$ sudo apt remove virtualbox
Step 2: Fresh installation of Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.1.2
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -cs) contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list'
$ wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-5.1
Step 3: Open/Launch Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.1.2
Once installed, open the Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.1.2 from Ubuntu Dash or Terminal. Run the following command in Terminal and press eneter:
$ VirtualBox
Install VirtualBox Extensions
Alongside the Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.1.2, Linux Ubuntu users can also install VirtualBox extensions such as VirtualBox RDP, PXE and USB 2.0 support. Run the commands given below to download and install the VirtualBox Extensions:
$ wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/5.1.0/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.1.0.vbox-extpack