VirtualBox

[NoOp]

On 10/04/2014 06:48 AM, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
> 
> (2014/10/02 4:33), NoOp wrote:
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>>
>> if you have not already added the virtualbox repository to your
>> /etc/apt/sources.list add it now:
>>
>> echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian trusty
>> contrib" > /etc/apt/sources.list
>>
>> Note: don't add it again if you already have done this previously.
>>
>> Backup your 'VirtualBox VMs' folder, or any other folder with your
>> vmdk's before you do anything else.
>>
>> Then
>>
>> sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev linux-headers-`uname -r`
>> sudo apt-get install dkms
>> sudo apt-get purge virtualbox-4.3
>> wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo
>> apt-key add -
>> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
>> sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.3
>>
>>
>> [1]
>> <https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads>
>> ====
>>   Note: Ubuntu/Debian users might want to install the dkms package to
>> ensure that the VirtualBox host kernel modules (vboxdrv, vboxnetflt and
>> vboxnetadp) are properly updated if the linux kernel version changes
>> during the next apt-get upgrade. For Debian it is available in Lenny
>> backports and in the normal repository for Squeeze and later. The dkms
>> package can be installed through the Synaptic Package manager or through
>> the following command:
>>
>> sudo apt-get install dkms
>> ====
>>
>> Gary
>>
> Thank you!
> But, I am really sorry about that, I do not understand how to add this 
> repository thing to some file ...
> 
> Anyway, I tried (I really am; I am spending hours on end on this ...) to 
> follow your instructions.
> Could not make them work the first time (this includes removing 
> VirtualBox once, right?), so I went through the entire process several 
> times.
> Finally VB showed up WITHOUT error, but that is about it.
> I am supposed to be shown a "First Session Wizard" or so (the 
> instruction manual says so) to actually install an OS, but there is no 
> such thing.
> VB just sits there and does not allow me to do anything.

Did you click the 'New' button?
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