VirtualBox 5.1.20, another maintenance release for the Oracle VirtualBox 5.1 series was released a few hours go.
VirtualBox 5.1.20 is a small release with some bug fixes, changelog includes:
- GUI: don’t check if the Extension Pack is up-to-date if the user is about to install a new Extension Pack
- GUI: fixed a possible crash when switching a multi-monitor VM into full-screen or seamless mode
- GUI: fixed non-literal shortcuts if the keyboard is not captured (5.1.10 regression; Windows hosts only)
- GUI: several mini-toolbar fixes in full-screen / seamless mode (X11 hosts only)
- GUI: don’t crash on restoring defaults in the appliance import dialog
- Windows Additions: another fix for automatic logins for Windows Vista and newer
- ICH9: fix for Windows guests with a huge amount (>64G) of guest memory
- BIOS: fixed El Torito hard disk emulation geometry calculation
Download / Install VirtualBox 5.1.20:
The official Linux binary packages for the latest VirtualBox are available for download at the link below:
If you have a previous 5.1 series installed, and added the Virtualbox Linux repository, upgrade Virtualbox using Software Updater:
To manually add the VirtualBox Linux repository, do:
1. Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for “terminal” from start menu. When it opens, run command:
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -cs) contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list'
2. Download and install the gpg key:
wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add - wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
3. To install virtualbox 5.1 for the first time:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install virtualbox-5.1
