HOWTO:VirtualBox

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Run browser. Navigate to: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
Download the BIN file: "All Distributions [i386/AMD64]" and save it on your desktop

Run Package Manager, make sure "Show New Packages" is clicked on, then search, and click on the checkboxes that read:

Run Konsole [Programs>System>Konsole], type "su root" ('to perform high-level functions), give password. Then type "cd Desktop" to navigate to the Desktop where it has been saved, if you have saved it elsewhere type "cd /home/[username]/[foldername] etc."
In Konsole, type the following to install VirtualBox:
```
sh VirtualBox-2.0.4-38406-Linux_x86.run
```
To load the kernel module after a new start give the command:
```
echo vboxdrv>>/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
```
Close Konsole

In Pardus>Tasma>System>User Manager select the user that is allowed to use VirtualBox and select 'Edit'
In 'Groups' put a mark at 'vboxusers' and 'Apply'
Close User Manager and Tasma.

The VirtualBox entry is in: Pardus>Programs>System>Sun xVM VirtualBox (Virtual Machine)

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 ==  Download VirtualBox Package ==
 :# Run browser. Navigate to: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
-:# Download the BIN file, save it to Desktop: "All Distributions [i386/AMD64]"
+:# Download the BIN file: "All Distributions [i386/AMD64]" and save it on your desktop
 ==  Prepare VirtualBox Installation ==
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 == Install VirtualBox ==
-:# Run Konsole [Programs>System>Konsole], type "su root" ('to perform high-level functions), give password. Then type "cd Desktop" to naviagte to the Desktop where it has been saved, if you saved it else place type "cd /home/[username]/[foldername] etc.
+:# Run Konsole [Programs>System>Konsole], type "su root" ('to perform high-level functions), give password. Then type "cd Desktop" to navigate to the Desktop where it has been saved, if you have saved it elsewhere type "cd /home/[username]/[foldername] etc."
-:# In Konsole, type the following to install VirtualBox:<pre>sh VirtualBox-1.6.4-Linux_x86.run</pre>
+:# In Konsole, type the following to install VirtualBox:<pre>sh VirtualBox-2.0.4-38406-Linux_x86.run</pre>
-:# To load kernel module after a new start give the command:<pre>echo vboxdrv>>/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6</pre>
+:# To load the kernel module after a new start give the command:<pre>echo vboxdrv>>/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6</pre>
 :# Close Konsole