# VirtualBox for SLES 11 **URL:** \ **Category:** SLES Virtualization\ **Created:** [February 29, 2012, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/virtualbox-for-sles-11/22279 "2012-02-29T11:25:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ajpeck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e5b9ba/32.png) [@ajpeck](https://forums.suse.com/u/ajpeck)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/virtualbox-for-sles-11/22279/1 "2012-02-29T11:25:27Z")
What is the reason for not including and/or not supporting VirtualBox on SLES 11? I see only Xen and KVM is mentioned to be supported on SLES 11. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/virtualbox-for-sles-11/22279/2 "2012-02-29T15:49:19Z")
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 VirtualBox is made by a third party. It’ll probably work just fine (worked on OpenSUSE 11.x) but Novell/SUSE is not going to be able to ship it or declare support for it (or any number of other random third-party options). On the other hand, Xen and KVM are made by Novell/SUSE and in general are a better fit for servers (you’re on SLES after all) than VirtualBox. Anyway, if you want to run it install and give it a try. Good luck. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - [http://enigmail.mozdev.org/](http://enigmail.mozdev.org/) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJPTizfAAoJEF+XTK08PnB5z48P+wYumrNyKlhzE8itkwnzc1fs ST8aBz7cdm7FeAUDqPRink42Hh2IA+lKbGeQ+4GsIxvV3oKhta5jxxROexx9MyXu AzOEFR2Vmfy8H0Mme5zGplS3wYDr5lXJw3xSpUa2HWwtHWbrWP2b/rx84xt2x9Q+ k4c1H18qC5Mff2FY0BXQmqV9DfxxY6aM97fpVW1lX+nUfl69rbwOYi3H7vl4ZU0B 5J8fU12hjm3ajM4Im0CL+LYuy+UfNxeUdHESAtcwaP0mrb6FPcjTaWs2VXqRYCr0 7MWqrfEHFQQGkLkC+QEfL2kThd78+7zAmTCZOGGquCDPNfGeBBSNn9DIbMCUqqDV 0UsIeLL5tX6lQeuwuip+x6CKyePbPuJ6NmtO1Xi3fJahYaaO6lHPcmG1YrIUzBkd urQhlRs5x4qmgH3o282uy6kCbxHl/p6s+fv5A4cTQkKZZFCmUxFJoRp+wJbQ5Nc3 EA/UVXvrnXEWCXTyue+xf4+6ofqKN3IOxWxR916CkDbgjhsc0dPkvZukLfZ+wckb krg6C1FXaKzilkqJQM41ilW+WzMmx+I9x2H/CPFoyuMsY6wx4E3ZhLCDuqHV4qc2 z+VWYznB+zCpIrstdX2Q6Gd2UcmzeqNrXY7mFuV954DgQdG7I7kyxipp9sYIIzMc diLrdpn3itd0pRuJmgSI =Szn6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/virtualbox-for-sles-11/22279/3 "2012-02-29T20:39:38Z")
On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:34:02 +0000, ajpeck wrote: [color=blue] > What is the reason for not including and/or not supporting VirtualBox on > SLES 11? > > I see only Xen and KVM is mentioned to be supported on SLES 11.[/color] It can be installed from an additional repository - I see SLE11SP1 listed in a search for VirtualBox at [http://software.opensuse.org/search](http://software.opensuse.org/search) - select “SLE 11 SP1” from the dropdown box and search for Virtualbox and you’ll find backported packages. Jim – Jim Henderson, CNA6, CDE, CNI, LPIC-1, CLA10, CLP10 Novell Knowledge Partner ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/virtualbox-for-sles-11/22279/4 "2012-02-29T20:48:41Z")
[QUOTE=Jim Henderson]On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:34:02 +0000, ajpeck wrote: [color=blue] > What is the reason for not including and/or not supporting VirtualBox > on SLES 11? > > I see only Xen and KVM is mentioned to be supported on SLES 11.[/color] It can be installed from an additional repository - I see SLE11SP1 listed in a search for VirtualBox at [http://software.opensuse.org/search](http://software.opensuse.org/search) - select “SLE 11 SP1” from the dropdown box and search for Virtualbox and you’ll find backported packages. Jim [/QUOTE] Hi But it won’t be supported… – Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86\_64) Kernel 3.0.13-0.27-default up 3 days 15:54, 4 users, load average: 2.43, 1.10, 0.48 CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/virtualbox-for-sles-11/22279/5 "2012-02-29T21:10:20Z")
On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:39:38 +0000, Jim Henderson wrote: [color=blue] > Hi But it won’t be supported…[/color] Well, no more than any other application installed on SLES that isn’t part of the standard distribution. Support would come from the application vendor. Jim – Jim Henderson openSUSE Forums Administrator Forum Use Terms & Conditions at [http://tinyurl.com/openSUSE-T-C](http://tinyurl.com/openSUSE-T-C) ---
**Author:** ![ajpeck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e5b9ba/32.png) [@ajpeck](https://forums.suse.com/u/ajpeck)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/virtualbox-for-sles-11/22279/6 "2012-03-02T06:37:28Z")
Thanx for your explanation. I rather stick to supported tools. Would this document [openSUSE Virtualization with KVM](http://doc.opensuse.org/products/draft/openSUSE_Factory/opensuse-kvm_sd_draft/index.html) also be applicable to SLES 11? Seeing I am new to using KVM, as I have been a VirtualBox user all this time.