How To: Install VirtualBox on Fedora 8
Tech-log made by huchunqiang.PreStep.) Open the terminal and get into super user mode:
1.) Get the latest VirtualBox package (as of now, 3.0.2) from the VirtualBox website for Fedora 8 and install it (generally, after a few months, the Fedora 9 link will be available).
wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.0.2/VirtualBox-3.0.2_49928_fedora8-1.i386.rpm
&& rpm -ivh VirtualBox-3.0.2_49928_fedora8-1.i386.rpm
2.) Get the kernel-devel package:
yum install make automake autoconf gcc kernel-devel dkms
3.) Run the setup file for VirtualBox:
/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
4.) Add yourself to the “vboxusers” group and fix the SELinux Permissions:
VirtualBox
6.) To Get USB Support:7.) To Properly Backup the VirtualBox Machine (.vdi):
Please refer to my other page here:
8.) To Get Sound Working:
Highlight your virtual machine and click on the “Settings” button.Click on the “Sound” category, and then check the “Enable Sound”option. In the drop-down box, select “PulseAudio”. You should now havesound.
That’s it! If you find yourself with problems, feel free to commentbelow or ask for assistance on the fedora forum thread that I havecreated located here.