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VirtualBox 7.2.4 is the second maintenance update in the new 7.2.x series, but users say installation fails on Ubuntu 25.10 due to a libxml2 dependency issue.

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VirtualBox, the free open-source hypervisor software by Oracle, released new 7.2.4 version yesterday.

This is the second maintenance update for the latest 7.2 release series, features only include some bug-fixes, translation updates and minor new features.

First, the new release added initial support for Linux Kernel 6.18, which is still in RC development stage. Meaning it now works for Linux with this mainline kernel, either running as host OS or guest in virtual machine.

The release fixed Linux Guest Additions compile issue for RHEL 9.6 / 9.7 and their derivatives, such as Alma Linux 9. It also fixed Guest Additions installation issue on Windows XP SP2.

It as well fixed the VirtualBox VM Manager crash issue when the Windows host OS was resuming from sleep, and, fixed NAT networking breaks when adding additional port forwarding rule.

Other changes include translation updates with support for Traditional Chinese, Greek, Swedish, Hungarian and Indonesian. For more, see the official ChangeLog page.

Get VirtualBox 7.2.4

The official packages for Linux, Windows, macOS, and Solaris hosts are available to download in its website via the link below:

NOTE: the new release so far does NOT support Ubuntu 25.10 host OS, even the package for 25.04 does not install on it due to dependency issue.

VirtualBox 7.2.4 open-source virtualization software is now available for download with initial support for Linux kernel 6.18 and other changes. Here's what's new!

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VirtualBox 7.2.4 adds initial Linux kernel 6.18 support, fixes NAT port forwarding issues, and resolves GUI crashes when resuming from sleep.

Oracle VirtualBox, announced the first maintenance update for the 7.2 release series few days ago.

VirtualBox 7.2.2 fixed various crash issues and regressions in the major 7.2.0, it as well added some minor new features.

First, it fixed the issue that TPM 2.0 emulation does not work with certain guests, brings back secure boot, TPM based disk encryption, Windows Hello, etc features for your virtual machines.

For Linux hosts who use KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), VirtualBox will shows “Guru Meditaion” critical error when trying to start a VM, due to conflict.

It fixed the conflict by using KVM APIs for acquiring/releasing VT-x, which however needs Kernel 6.16.0 or higher. For earlier Kernel releases, host needs to disable the KVM kernel module for being able to start VBox VMs properly.

VBox 7.2.2 also improved Windows 11 support by adding legacy light/dark themes from Windows 10. It added a new experimental type of e1000 adapter (82583V), though requires the ICH9 chipset. And, the virtual USB webcam is now part of the open source base package.

Others are primarily bug-fixes, including fixes for various crashes, such as VM startup crash on Arm host, VBox Manager crashes when VM has a lot of snapshots, when attempting to show error notifications too early, while removing all VMs from VM list, and when trying to add a VM on Linux host.

There are as well following issues that have been fixed in VirtualBox 7.2.2. They include:

• virtual machine not able to start on Windows Arm host.
• error notifications could not be displayed on snapshot deletion.
• invisible menus on Linux host.
• NAT network does not work.
• USB/IP backend not work.
• high CPU usage on Arm host when VM is idle.
• Linux guest additions reporting unable to load shared libraries on start.
• guest additions installation fail on Windows XP SP2 64-bit.

For more, see the official ChangeLog page.

Download & Install VirtualBox 7.2.2

The official installer packages and extension package are available to download in its website via the link below:

For Ubuntu, simply select download the DEB package for your system version from this page. Then click open with either Ubuntu Software or App Center and install.

VirtualBox 7.2.2 is out, fixing critical startup crashes and making TPM emulation on Linux work again. It's the first maintenance update in the new 7.2 series.

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VirtualBox 7.2.2 open-source virtualization software is now available for download with support for using KVM APIs on Linux kernel 6.16 and newer, as well as other changes.

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