This guide examines how to install VirtualBox 7.0 on RHEL 9 editions in order to construct guest virtual machines from an ISO image file.
Oracle VM VirtualBox is a prominent free and open-source virtualization software that is extensively used by desktop enthusiasts, system administrators, and programmers to construct virtual machines for testing operating systems, among other things.
VirtualBox is deployed on top of operating systems such as Windows and Linux as a type 2 hypervisor. It supports a variety of guest operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, OpenBSD, Solaris, and OpenSolaris.
The most current version of VirtualBox is 7.0.2, which was published on 10 October 2022 and contains the following capabilities:
Added support for Secure Boot and TPM 1.2/2.0.
EFI Support for Secure Boot.
Cloud virtual machines can be added to Virtual Machine Manager and controlled as local VMs.
Ability to completely encrypt virtual machines.
Ability to add Cloud virtual machines to Virtual Machine Manager which can be controlled as local VMs.
Addition of EHCI and XHCI USB controller devices as part of the open-source base package.
Improved theme support for all platforms.
An added GUI tool for monitoring performance statistics such as CPU and RAM Usage, Disk I/O, etc.
Let’s get right down to the nitty-gritty of installing VirtualBox on RHEL 9 without further ado.