Step 3 - Install Virtualbox Extension pack To download the extension pack simply click over Extension Pack hyperlink and the download should start

On the url above you will be able to download the latest version of virtualbox and VirtualBox Extension PackĢ)Click over the Help button and go to About VirtualBoxĪnd you should see the About window which tells you which version of Virtualbox you are using.įor example in my case I'm using : Version 6.1.26_Ubuntu r145957, this means I'll need to download the extension pack version 6.1.26. If the above command doesn't work, you can download manually both files Virtualbox and Virtualbox Extension packīefore you download the extension pack from the official source ' ', make sure you are downloading the same version with Virtualbox The below command will install the correct extension pack, simply launch terminal and type the command below sudo apt install virtualbox-ext-pack To download VirtualBox without using terminal, simply go to official website of VirtualBox and click Download, then go to Linux DistributionsĪnd choose the Linux distro that you are using Wait for the setup to finish, once the installation has been completed Virtualbox will be listed on your Applications/Menu Next press Y to continue installing VirtualBox To install virtualbox via terminal, simply type the following command sudo apt install virtualbox The error above means you are installing the wrong extension pack, and since it's not the right extension pack it won't be supported by the version of Virtualbox that you have installed on your system. VBo圎xtPackRegister returned VERR_VERSION_MISMATCH, pReg=0000000000000000 ErrInfo='Helper version mismatch - expected 0x30000 got 0x3'.

However, you got the error below which doesn't allow you to install the extension pack. Virtualbox extension pack enables support for Support for USB 2.0/ USB 3.0 devices, VirtualBox Remote Desktop Protocol, disk encryption, NVMe and PXE boot for Intel cards, so this package should be installed in order to be able to use the above mentioned devices on your virtual machine.įor example: You have an usb device which you want to plug into your virtual machine, then to do this you need to install the extension pack. In this tutorial you will learn how to fix the error 'Failed to install the Extension Pack' when installing the virtual box extension pack on Virtualbox.

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