Which Virtualbox binary?

[BarkingGhostar]

So, I'm in LinuxMint 15 (3.8.0.19 kernal) with Cinnamon and opened the Software manager searching for VirtualBox. I see many binaries, and the top two are called virtualbox-nonfree and virtualbox. Not sure which is which, but maybe it is obvious (not the nonfree one).

 

[lxskllr]

There should only be two primary binaries, the free, and non-free versions. Everything else is probably extra stuff. I use the free version cause I prefer not using non-free software. It tastes bad. The non-free version may have more features, I don't really know. I'd start with the free version, and if it works for you, it works well enough.

 

[theevilsharpie]

The non-free stuff is included in the Virtualbox Extension Pack, which adds the following:

1. USB 2.0 support
2. Remote RDP support
3. Webcam passthrough
4. PXE boot
5. Linux PCI passthrough

See here:
https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html#intro-installing

The non-free pack is an addon to the main Virtualbox, so if you don't need it, simply use the free Virtualbox package.