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authorRainer Keller <rainer.keller@digia.com>2014-02-18 14:29:12 +0100
committerRainer Keller <rainer.keller@digia.com>2014-02-19 11:18:53 +0200
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Doc: Add instructions how to install newer VirtualBox
Change-Id: I54899c905d334215c40a9dcb4a4035d173cc625b Reviewed-by: Kalle Viironen <kalle.viironen@digia.com> Reviewed-by: Topi Reiniƶ <topi.reinio@digia.com>
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The \B2Q emulator in \SDK relies on VirtualBox virtualization software. You can
download it from \l{https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads} or
- install it from the command line with the following command:
+ install it via distribution tools.
+ If you have older Ubuntu versions such as 12.04 you have to install a newer
+ version of VirtualBox than your distribution does provide.
+ You have to add a foreign package source:
+
+ \code
+ wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
+ echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -sc) contrib" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list
+ sudo apt-get update
+ \endcode
+
+ Now install VirtualBox on your computer
\code
- sudo apt-get install virtualbox
+ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.3
\endcode
To configure VirtualBox: