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Post # 293885
 Virtualbox questionI wanted to give Vb a try but when I go to add the guest additions it gives me a server error. Could this be because Virtualbox no longer provides the additions for the mepis repo version (4.0.10)?
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| Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:58 am |
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MEPIS Enthusiast   Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:54 am Posts: 9179 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S.A. Has thanked: 2714 times Have thanks: 574 times
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Post # 293888
Re: Virtualbox question I usually use the latest version from here: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
It's a .deb and will install correctly. I'm not sure what's going on with your attempt. Are you running VB and installing Guest Additions while you have the OS that you want to use them with running? See here for a HowTo: https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html#idp11277648 _________________ "There is no "slippery slope" toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders." Alan K. Simpson |
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| Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:17 am |
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MEPIS is cool!   Joined: Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:06 am Posts: 877 Location: Bristol, UK Has thanked: 227 times Have thanks: 167 times
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Post # 293890
Re: Virtualbox question I have this repo in my sources.list - it keeps me up to date.
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| Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:12 am |
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MEPIS Enthusiast  Joined: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:45 pm Posts: 4873 Location: Penn's Woods Has thanked: 538 times Have thanks: 398 times
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Post # 293897
Re: Virtualbox question
The 64-bit version that brux is using may not have a viable repository. _________________ SimplyMEPIS is SimplyTHEBEST Mepis 8.5; 2.6.32-1-mepis-pae (Internal 2.6.32-12); 4GB RAM 2.4GHz AMD Athlon 4600+ NVidia GeForce 6150 LE; 304.51 Display Driver |
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| Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:51 am |
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MEPIS is cool!  Joined: Sat Jun 09, 2007 4:22 pm Posts: 674 Location: Spokane, WA Has thanked: 258 times Have thanks: 96 times
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Post # 293898
Re: Virtualbox question I know installing the guest additions in 4.1.8 is extremely easy (did it yesterday) by following these steps in the Mepis Wiki:
http://www.mepis.org/docs/en/index.php?title=Virtualbox#Guest_Additions Not sure for 4.0.10. I was able to choose from VirtualBox 4.1.8 or 4.0.16 by adding the same repo Gaer Boy is speaking of to my source.list file. EDIT - For the record, that repo does have 64bit packages in it. Also, if you are wanting to install the guest additions in windows, there are exe files in the same location as the linux files. _________________ II: Kubuntu 12.04.1 & Windows 7 | 3.4GHz AMD Phenom II X4 | ASUS M4A785TD-V | 8GB DDR3 | nVidia GeForce GTX550 KAVAR: Kubuntu 12.04.1 | Dell Vostro 1000 | 1.8GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 | 4GB DDR2 | ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 |
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| Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:57 am |
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Post # 293899
Re: Virtualbox question
In that case you might try installing the virtualbox-guest-dkms package (http://packages.debian.org/squeeze-back ... guest-dkms) in the guest O.S. . (make sure the squeeze-backports repo is enabled) edit: and if running a Windows or Linux (non-debian) guest, download & install this package: http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20110701T152459Z/pool/non-free/v/virtualbox-guest-additions-iso/virtualbox-guest-additions-iso_4.0.10-1_all.deb on the host system (assuming Mepis host) |
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