can I install Virtualbox?[solved]
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can I install Virtualbox?[solved]
I'm running BBQ mate 64 bit. Can I run Virtualbox on it, and if yes, which version do I download from Virtualbox? Debian 7.0 Wheezy looks like the nearest match, but does Sid work with it, and do kernel upgrades wreck VB?
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Re: can I install Virtualbox?
i'm no expert, but does this help?
so just an should at least install it.
I've no idea if it works as it should, like pidsley i'm a real iron sort of guy.
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wux@xfce:~$ search virtualbox
virtualbox - x86 virtualization solution - base binaries
virtualbox-dbg - x86 virtualization solution - debugging symbols
virtualbox-dkms - x86 virtualization solution - kernel module sources for dkms
virtualbox-guest-dkms - x86 virtualization solution - guest addition module source for dkms
virtualbox-guest-source - x86 virtualization solution - guest addition module source
virtualbox-guest-utils - x86 virtualization solution - non-X11 guest utilities
virtualbox-guest-x11 - x86 virtualization solution - X11 guest utilities
virtualbox-qt - x86 virtualization solution - Qt based user interface
virtualbox-source - x86 virtualization solution - kernel module source
imvirt - detects several virtualizations
imvirt-helper - helper programs to detect several virtualizations
libimvirt-perl - Perl module for detecting several virtualizations
libvirt-bin - programs for the libvirt library
libvirt-dev - development files for the libvirt library
libvirt-doc - documentation for the libvirt library
libvirt-sanlock - library for interfacing with different virtualization systems
libvirt0 - library for interfacing with different virtualization systems
libvirt0-dbg - library for interfacing with different virtualization systems
python-libvirt - libvirt Python bindings
vagrant - Tool for building and distributing virtualized development environments
xmount - tool to crossmount between multiple input and output harddisk images
virtualbox-guest-additions-iso - guest additions iso image for VirtualBox
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ins virtualboxI've no idea if it works as it should, like pidsley i'm a real iron sort of guy.
Re: can I install Virtualbox?
yes VB should just work, afaik. no reason why it shouldn't..?
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Re: can I install Virtualbox?
Will (quite surely) work. That being said, I go full iron.
virtualbox virtualbox-qt virtualbox-dkms
should bring in what you need (the -qt package is actually the frontend)
virtualbox virtualbox-qt virtualbox-dkms
should bring in what you need (the -qt package is actually the frontend)
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Re: can I install Virtualbox?
^ ah thanks, i meant to give him that info but forgot what the package was called. forgetting to install the -qt was what frustrated me when my VB wouldn't work :)
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Re: can I install Virtualbox?
OK, I'll give it a shot. With most distros, and definitely Ubuntu and Mint, I'm sure that it needs to be installed using the download from Oracle's website, even though Ubuntu always has it in their repository. Reason being that the Package Manager versions are always out of date, and VB works best when it's at the newest version.
But I'll have a go with this and see what happens. Thanks.
Edit: Looks like I've installed Virtual Box, successfully. Thanks.
But I'll have a go with this and see what happens. Thanks.
Edit: Looks like I've installed Virtual Box, successfully. Thanks.
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Re: can I install Virtualbox?
If everything goes well, you get the siduction version, 4.2.12 which is two revisions newer than Debian sid's version.
Some time ago I wrote this HOWTO, should (and does) work with BBQ: http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=21351
Some time ago I wrote this HOWTO, should (and does) work with BBQ: http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=21351
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