virtualbox-headless on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "virtualbox-headless" 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-headless on Arch using YAY


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


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                virtualbox-headless
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "virtualbox-headless" 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-headless's git locally


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


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

ID: 978020
Name: virtualbox-headless
PackageBaseID: 116244
PackageBase: virtualbox-headless
Version: 6.1.28-1
Description: Powerful x86 virtualization for enterprise as well as home use. Headless build (no GUI, no Java).
URL: https://virtualbox.org
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1649159576
Maintainer: KenjiTakahashi
FirstSubmitted: 1476570966
LastModified: 1634927796
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/virtualbox-headless.tar.gz