How to install VirtualBox on Centos 6.5
## download REHL repo
$ cd /etc/yum.repos.d
$ wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/rhel/virtualbox.repo
## install related package
$yum --enablerepo rpmforge install dkms
$yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
$yum install kernel-devel
## install VirtualBox
$ yum search Virtualbox
================================================================================= N/S Matched: Virtualbox ==================================================================================
RemoteBox.noarch : Open Source VirtualBox Client with Remote Management
VirtualBox-3.2.x86_64 : Oracle VM VirtualBox
VirtualBox-4.0.x86_64 : Oracle VM VirtualBox
VirtualBox-4.1.x86_64 : Oracle VM VirtualBox
VirtualBox-4.2.x86_64 : Oracle VM VirtualBox
VirtualBox-4.3.x86_64 : Oracle VM VirtualBox
find your kernel src
$export KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-504.3.3.el6.x86_64
$yum install -y VirtualBox-4.3
$/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
ref:
- How to Install Oracle VirtualBox 4.3.20 on CentOS 7/6/5 and Fedora
http://tecadmin.net/install-oracle-virtualbox-on-centos-redhat-and-fedora/
- Build-Essentials in CentOS? | TechBytes
http://www.asim.pk/2010/05/28/build-essentials-in-centos/
- HowTos/Virtualization/VirtualBox - CentOS Wiki
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Virtualization/VirtualBox#head-81de410879b8e7f18a127f638160e036ab99684e
