Install VirtualBox on macOS, the installation failed?

Try to install VirtualBox on macOS, and hits the error "The Installation failed."?

the installation failed

P.S Tested with VirtualBox 6.1 and macOS Big Sur 11.1

Solution

1.1 Desktop, top menu, clicks Apple icon -> System Preferences...

system preferences

1.2 Clicks on the Security & Privacy icon.

security and privacy

1.3 Clicks on the left-bottom lock icon, type password to unlock it.

unlock it

1.4 Clicks on the allow button for this statement.
System software from developer "Oracle America, Inc" was block from loading

allow

1.5 Done, restart the macOS.

1.6 Try to reinstall the VirtualBox again; this time should succeed.

install success

References

6 comments on “Install VirtualBox on macOS, the installation failed?

  1. Trying to install 6.1.22 on Macos Mojave (10.14.6) and keep getting the failed error. I don’t ever see the message in Security about Oracle being blocked. I’ve even tried the “sudo spctl — master-disable” line in terminal and never see mention of it being blocked.

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          1. Thanks Ryan, but what you did for this? I am still having the installation failed error. I have tried different version even the test build

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