VirtualBox 4.2.16 released and ubuntu installation instructions included
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What is new in virtualbox 4.2.16
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:
OVF/OVA: don't crash on import if no manifest is used (4.2.14 regression; bug #11895)
GUI: do not restore the current snapshot if we power-off after a Guru Mediation
Storage: fixed a crash when hotplugging an empty DVD drive to the VM
Storage: fixed a crash when a guest read from a DVD drive attached to the SATA controller under certain circumstances
EFI: don't fail with 64-bit guests on 32-bit hosts (bug #11456)
Autostart: fixed VM startup on OS X
Windows hosts: native Windows 8 controls
Windows hosts: restore native style on Vista 32
Windows hosts / guests: Windows 8.1 adaptions (bug #11899)
Mac OS X hosts: after removing VirtualBox with VirtualBox_Uninstall.tool, remove it from the pkgutil --pkgs list as well
Install VirtualBox 4.2.16 on ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04
Open the terminal and run the following commands
You need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the following line
deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian precise contrib
If you are running ubuntu 11.10 add the following line
deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian oneiric contrib
Save and exit the file
Now install PGP key using the following command
wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add --
Update source list
sudo apt-get update
Install virtualbox
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.2
If you have problem with the above PPA you can download .deb package from here.Once you have deb package you can double click on it to install this package.
