RE: Problem with OracleVM VirtualBox and Debian Testing
-----Original Message-----
From: ChristophK [mailto:christoph@kobenetz.de]
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 11:25 AM
To: Stephen P. Molnar
Subject: Re: Problem with OracleVM VirtualBox and Debian Testing
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ChristophK [mailto:christoph@kobenetz.de]
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 10:37 AM
>> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>> Subject: Re: Problem with OracleVM VirtualBox and Debian Testing
>>
>>
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 08:53:17 -0500
>> "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net>> wrote:
>>
>> >> However, I have repeatedly encountered what I consider to be a
>> >> rather strange problem with Debian Testing. Installation of Testing
>> >> in a VirtualBox proceeds without any problems, but every time that I
>> >> install a new application VirtuaBox crashes when I attempt execution.
>> >>
>>
>> How can we reproduce the problem?
>> Can you give an example, please?
>>
>> >> I would appreciate any insights as to what may be causing this. As
>> >> I said,
>> >> 7.3.0 gives me no problems whatsoever.
>>
>> I seem to be able to reproduce the problem every time I install an
>> application that isn't part of the original installation. Whether or
>> not anyone else would be able to reproduce the problem, I couldn't say.
>>
>> Examples: Avogadro which is a Testing package and MGL_Tools
>> v-1.5.7rc2 which isn't a Testing package, but available from the Scripps
Institute.
>I have freshly installed a Debian Testing in exactly the same VirtualBox
Version that you have. I then >did a "apt-get install avogadro" and started
it.
>
>Nothing unusual so far in my VM.
>Is anything strange in your system log files?
>/var/log/syslog
>/var/log/messages
>
>Do you have the 32bit or 64bit version running?
>Christoph
I'm running the 64 bit version. As I said before Debian v-7.3.0 is working
without any glitches whatsoever on the same laptop (obviously a different
VM).
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