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| 3 | <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="intro-installing">
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| 4 | <title>Installing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and Extension Packs</title>
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| 5 |
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| 6 | <body>
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| 7 | <p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> comes in many different packages, and installation depends
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| 8 | on your host OS. If you have installed software before, installation should be straightforward. On each host
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| 9 | platform, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses the installation method that is most common
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| 10 | and easy to use. If you run into trouble or have special requirements, see <xref
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| 11 | href="installation.dita#installation"/> for details about the various installation methods. </p>
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| 12 | <p>
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| 13 | <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is split into the following components:
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| 14 | </p>
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| 15 | <ul>
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| 16 | <li>
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| 17 | <p><b outputclass="bold">Base package.</b> The base package consists of all open source
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| 18 | components and is licensed under the GNU General Public License V3. </p>
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| 19 | </li>
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| 20 | <li>
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| 21 | <p><b outputclass="bold">Extension packs.</b> Additional
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| 22 | extension packs can be downloaded which extend the
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| 23 | functionality of the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> base package. Currently,
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| 24 | Oracle provides a single extension pack, available from:
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| 25 | <ph>http://www.virtualbox.org</ph>. The extension pack
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| 26 | provides the following added functionality:
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| 27 | </p>
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| 28 | <ul>
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| 29 | <li>
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| 30 | <p>
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| 31 | VirtualBox Remote Desktop Protocol (VRDP) support. See
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| 32 | <xref href="vrde.dita">Remote Display (VRDP Support)</xref>.
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| 33 | </p>
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| 34 | </li>
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| 35 | <li>
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| 36 | <p>
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| 37 | Host webcam passthrough. See
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| 38 | <xref href="webcam-passthrough.dita">Webcam Passthrough</xref>.
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| 39 | </p>
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| 40 | </li>
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| 41 | <li>
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| 42 | <p>
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| 43 | Intel PXE boot ROM.
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| 44 | </p>
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| 45 | </li>
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| 46 | <li>
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| 47 | <p>
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| 48 | Disk image encryption with AES algorithm. See
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| 49 | <xref href="diskencryption.dita">Encryption of Disk Images</xref>.
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| 50 | </p>
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| 51 | </li>
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| 52 | <li>
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| 53 | <p>
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| 54 | Cloud integration features. See
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| 55 | <xref href="cloud-integration.dita"/>.
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| 56 | </p>
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| 57 | </li>
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| 58 | </ul>
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| 59 | <p>For details of how to install an extension pack, see
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| 60 | <xref href="install-ext-pack.dita"/>.
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| 61 | </p>
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| 62 | </li>
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| 63 | </ul>
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| 64 | </body>
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| 65 |
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| 66 | </topic>
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