[ubuntu-uk] run Windows XP in Ubuntu

Michael G Fletcher michael at ilovemylinux.com
Thu Jul 10 19:34:51 BST 2008


On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 7:15 PM, Mac
<Ammonius.Grammaticus at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Michael G Fletcher wrote:
>> I think you need the kernel modules which can be gotten by doing
>>
>> "sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose-modules-generic"
>
> I've been following the replies to Norman's question, as I've been
> thinking of having a go at this, too.  I notice that the file you
> mention, Michael, is listed in the Gutsy repo as
> "virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic".  However, the kernel version
> I'm using currently is 2.6.22-15-generic.  Will this matter?
>
> Mac
>

I'm not sure, but I think you will need to match the kernels number directly.

Have a look, there should be one without the kernel number that will
automagically select the appropriate one.  Otherwise just try it and
see what happens :-)

--Michael
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