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[#]: subject: (How To Find Virtualbox Version From Commandline In Linux)
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[#]: via: (https://www.ostechnix.com/how-to-find-virtualbox-version-from-commandline-in-linux/)
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[#]: author: (sk https://www.ostechnix.com/author/sk/)
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How To Find Virtualbox Version From Commandline In Linux
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======
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![FInd Virtualbox version from commandline In Linux][1]
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I use **Oracle VirtualBox** and [**KVM**][2] virtualization applications to [**test different Linux operating systems**][3]. While I use KVM occasionally, Virtualbox is always my first choice. It is not because I don’t like KVM, but because I simply get used to Virtualbox. When using [**Virtualbox on my Ubuntu headless server**][4], I needed to find Virtualbox’s version. If it is a GUI, I could easily find it by navigating to **Virtualbox - > About -> Help**. But mine is Ubuntu server which doesn’t has GUI. If you’re ever wondering how to find Virtualbox version from commandline in Linux, here are few ways to do it.
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### Find Virtualbox Version From Commandline In Linux
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To find the version of installed Virtualbox, open the Terminal and run the following command:
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$ vboxmanage --version
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```
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Sample output:
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```
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5.2.18_Ubuntur123745
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```
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Find Virtualbox Version From Commandline In Linux
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As you can see in the above output, the version of installed Virtualbox is **5.2**.
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The yet another way to find virtualbox version is:
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$ vbox-img --version
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```
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Sample output:
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```
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5.2.18_Ubuntur123745
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```
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Alternatively, you can use **“head”** and **“awk”** commands to find the Virtualbox version.
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```
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$ virtualbox --help | head -n 1 | awk '{print $NF}'
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```
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Sample output:
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```
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5.2.18_Ubuntu
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```
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Or, use **“echo”** command combined with “head” and “awk” commands:
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```
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$ echo $(virtualbox --help | head -n 1 | awk '{print $NF}')
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```
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Sample output:
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5.2.18_Ubuntu
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```
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The above commands will work on any Linux distributions. If you’re on Ubuntu specifically, you can use **“dpkg”** command to check Virtualbox version.
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$ dpkg -l | grep virtualbox | awk '{print $3}'
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```
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Sample output:
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5.2.30-130521~Ubuntu~bionic
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5.2.18-dfsg-2~ubuntu18.04.5
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```
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That’s it. These are couple ways to find the version of Oracle Virtualbox from Terminal in Linux. Hope this was useful.
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**Reference:**
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* [**AskUbuntu**][6]
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via: https://www.ostechnix.com/how-to-find-virtualbox-version-from-commandline-in-linux/
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作者：[sk][a]
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选题：[lujun9972][b]
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[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972
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[1]: https://www.ostechnix.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Find-Virtualbox-Version-1-720x340.png
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[2]: https://www.ostechnix.com/setup-headless-virtualization-server-using-kvm-ubuntu/
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[3]: https://www.ostechnix.com/test-100-linux-and-unix-operating-systems-online-for-free/
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[4]: https://www.ostechnix.com/install-oracle-virtualbox-ubuntu-16-04-headless-server/
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[5]: https://www.ostechnix.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Find-Virtualbox-Version.png
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[6]: https://askubuntu.com/questions/420363/how-do-i-check-virtualbox-version-from-cli
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