Installing Virtualbox 3 for Backtrack 4

Posted Thu, 08/27/2009 - 22:27 by flo

Just some quick installation notes for those looking wanting to install the recent Virtualbox release (3.0.4) for Backtrack 4. In case you don't know yet - BT4 is the most top rated linux live distribution focused on penetration testing. The new Debian core (Ubuntu 8.10) makes Backtrack 4 easily extendable.

I'm a huge fan of Backtrack and use it as primary Operating System (HD Installation) on one of my laptops, currently studying for the Offensive Security course "Penetration Testing with BackTrack".

If you are looking for some pointers to get BT4 persistent changes without HD installation, @kriggins "Backtrack 4 USB persistent changes Nessus HowTo" is highly recommended.

Installation

Add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian intrepid non-free

Add the following key to your keyring (verify!):

# wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/sun_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Update your package cache

# apt-get update

Install Virtualbox packages

# apt-get install virtualbox-3.0

answer the prompt "Should the vboxdrv kernel module be compiled now?" with "Yes"

If it fails, have a look at /var/log/vbox-install.log and re-run /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup after fixing the problem (usually missing header files, compiler, etc.)

start via "/usr/bin/VirtualBox" (case-sensitive!)

Virtualbox is now ready, have fun!

Note:

Thanks to dkms, the VirtualBox host kernel modules (vboxdrv,

vboxnetflt and vboxnetadp) will be updated automatically if the linux kernel

version changes during the next apt-get upgrade.

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Comments

i got this error..pls help

by Anonymous - 03/06/2010 - 04:02

apt-get install virtualbox-3.0
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
sane-utils cupsddk libsane ttf-dustin libieee1284-3 cupsddk-drivers kdebase-workspace-data
hplip-data
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
libsdl-ttf2.0-0
Recommended packages:
dkms linux-headers
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libsdl-ttf2.0-0 virtualbox-3.0
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 32 not upgraded.
Need to get 44.1MB/44.1MB of archives.
After this operation, 88.1MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Err http://download.virtualbox.org intrepid/non-free virtualbox-3.0 3.0.12-54655_Ubuntu_intrepid
302 Moved Temporarily
Failed to fetch http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/pool/non-free/v/virtual... 302 Moved Temporarily
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

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by Anonymous - 10/18/2009 - 08:01

thanks you help me

nice Blog

ReDSKulL

Thanks

by Anonymous - 08/28/2009 - 02:24

Thanks for the reference to my Backtrack 4 How-to! I have added a pointer to this on my Backtrack page: http://www.infosecramblings.com/backtrack/

Kevin

your welcome. Thanks for your

by flo - 08/28/2009 - 14:56

your welcome. Thanks for your HowTo!

Gato70

by Anonymous - 01/19/2010 - 16:06

Hi... excuse my little english (but I'll try the same to let me be understood! :P)
really good guide... but concerns only the installation of the latest version of Virtual Box (today at 3.1.2)

I'm having great troubles with the wifi connection... I can up only the ethernet conn (sudo ifup eth0) but not the wifi...
my PC is a HP dv6000 (wifi with Broadcom 4312) and I'm running VB in Ubuntu 9.04 (that ricognizes wifi)...
Any idea? configurations of VB, commands inside BT4 etc etc...
tnx since now for your attention... and eventually your help
:)

marsmenschen

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