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  <title>Performing the Installation</title>
  
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    <p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is available in a number of package formats native to various common Linux distributions. See <xref href="installation-packages.dita"/>. In addition, there is an alternative generic installer (.run) which you can use on supported Linux distributions. </p>
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