How to install Virtualbox on Pear Linux 6

How to install Virtualbox on Pear Linux 6

This tutorial will show you how to install Virtualbox on Pear Linux 6. Virtualbox can be installed and run on Pear Linux 6 without problems if you install it using the right way. Virtualbox is a free virtualization software that can be used to run multiple operating systems (virtual machine) on a host machine.
Objective:
  • Download Virtualbox for Linux
  • Install Virtualbox on Pear Linux 6

Steps to install Virtualbox on Pear Linux 6

Step 1. Download Virtualbox .deb package for Linux
Step 2. Install lsb on Pear Linux 6. I can install Virtualbox 4.2 on my Pear Linux 6 without installing lsb on the system but. Its a good thing to install it first.
sudo apt-get install lsb
Step 3. Install Virtualbox
32bit system
sudo dpkg -i virtualbox-4.2_4.2.0-80737~Ubuntu~precise_i386.deb
64 bit system
sudo dpkg -i virtualbox-4.2_4.2.0-80737~Ubuntu~precise_amd64.deb 
Once finished, Virtualbox will be listed on the App lists.