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I installed it through apt with just
sudo apt install virtualbox-7.0
. I also downloaded the deb file from their website but, at least when installed through apt, it just ignores it and uses the version from Mint's repository anyways.Edit: Because I just checked and you can't install it directly like that anymore, I first tried installing VirtualBox a few months ago, with an older version of Linux Mint. When I tried installing it several hours ago, it was with the deb file but for some reason apt still selects a different version when it actually installs it.
How much of my comment did you read before replying?
I literally stated in my comment that you can't install it like that anymore. The reason why is because you get an error saying "E: Package 'virtualbox-7.0' has no installation candidate". This means that in Linux Mint, you have to install it via the deb file.
I kind of wanted to be using the newest version but I'll try the old version to see if it works.
No, in addition to having a broken UI, it's still giving me the same error message.
I already tried that yesterday and it didn't work. It's not that big of a problem though because both Gnome Boxes and virt-manager are working fine. So I wont need VirtualBox anymore.