The Guide Show Step-by-Step How-to Install and Quick Getting-Started with Latest VirtualBox 4.2 on Linux Sabayon 11 Mate 64bit Desktop.
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Download VirtualBox Linux All Distributions Amd64:
VirtualBox Linux Amd64.run - Open Terminal Window
- Installing Prerequisite Packages
su
equo install libsdl qt-core
- Installing Latest VirtualBox
cd </path/to>/VirtualBox*.run
Give Permissions:
chmod +x VirtualBox*.run;
Installing:
./VirtualBox*.run;
- Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions
Linux VirtualBox How-to Install Guest Additions:
Linux Installing Guest Additions