How to Install VirtualBox on Arch Linux

Installing VirtualBox on Arch Linux is easy.

Update your Arch system:



pacman -Syyu

Reboot the system:



reboot

Check which kernel you are using:



uname -r

When installing the package you will need to select the correct VirtualBox host module package:

Kernel	Host module package
Linux stable kernel (linux)	virtualbox-host-modules-arch
Linux LTS kernel (linux-lts)	virtualbox-host-dkms
Any other kernel	virtualbox-host-dkms

Install the VirtualBox package from the repository:



pacman -Syy virtualbox

Use this command to launch it:



virtualbox

Alternatively, you can also launch it from the application launcher.

Kernel Headers for VirtualBox Modules

Install kernel headers ( if you want to be able to compile VirtualBox modules ):

For Linux stable kernel (linux):



pacman -Syy linux-headers

For Linux LTS kernel (linux-lts):



pacman -Syy linux-lts-headers

install this package: virtualbox-ext-oracle

From this repo: HERE

Download HERE

Install using the GUI:

The guest addionts disk can be found here:



/usr/lib/virtualbox/additions/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso

Guests can mount that ISO to install Guest Additions.