virtualbox-ext-oracle on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "virtualbox-ext-oracle" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install virtualbox-ext-oracle on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                virtualbox-ext-oracle
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall virtualbox-ext-oracle on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                virtualbox-ext-oracle
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "virtualbox-ext-oracle" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone virtualbox-ext-oracle's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/virtualbox-ext-oracle.git 
            
                        
                ~/virtualbox-ext-oracle
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/virtualbox-ext-oracle folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/virtualbox-ext-oracle
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the virtualbox-ext-oracle package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1387158
Name: virtualbox-ext-oracle
PackageBaseID: 44761
PackageBase: virtualbox-ext-oracle
Version: 7.0.14-1
Description: Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
URL: https://www.virtualbox.org/
NumVotes: 1362
Popularity: 0.140682
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: seblu
Submitter: seblu
FirstSubmitted: 1293209299
LastModified: 1705441082
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/virtualbox-ext-oracle.tar.gz