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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+echo '---------------------'
+echo 'Updating the system'
+echo '---------------------'
+sleep 2
+sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
+sleep 2
+echo '---------------------'
+echo 'grabbing dependencies'
+echo '---------------------'
+sleep 1
+sudo apt install wget apt-transport-https gnupg2
+echo '---------------------'
+echo 'importing virtualbox keystrings'
+echo '---------------------'
+sleep 2
+sudo wget -O- https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/virtualbox.gpg
+echo '---------------------'
+echo 'importing virtualbox into /etc/apt/sources.list'
+echo '---------------------'
+#
+sleep 2
+echo deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/virtualbox.gpg] https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian jammy contrib | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list
+#
+#
+#
+echo '---------------------'
+echo 'installing virtualbox 6.1'
+echo '---------------------'
+sudo apt install virtualbox-6.1
+echo '---------------------'
+echo 'install completed'
+echo '---------------------'
+