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VirtualBox

VirtualBox is an x86 virtualization software package developed by Sun Microsystems.

Solus as Guest

Make sure you have the necessary packages installed:

sudo eopkg upgrade
sudo eopkg install gcc make autoconf binutils kernel-headers xorg-server-devel

Reboot your system first so that it's all up to date.

Now, download the Guest Additions as an .iso file and mount it from VirtualBox's menu. Then in the guest machine do the following (this will also reboot your system):

 sudo mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
 sudo mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
 cd /mnt/cdrom
 sudo sh VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
 sudo reboot

Note: For each kernel update you will need to rebuild the Virtualbox Modules. So simply remount the ISO and run the instructions again.

Solus as Host

Download the latest VirtualBox Installer - direct link (5.1.12) right click link and Save As. Now install the dependencies and VirtualBox like so:

sudo eopkg it -c system.devel
sudo eopkg it kernel-headers
sudo sh ~/Downloads/VirtualBox-5.1.12-112440-Linux_amd64.run

Replace version number of file with the one you download.