Re: Vertualbox installation errors
On Thu, 15 May 2014, Gary Roach wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I have given up on Wine for running some of my Windoz only software.
> Too many glitches. I am trying to install Virtualbox and am getting
> installation errors as follows:
>
> root@supercrunch:/home/gary# aptitude install virtualbox
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> dkms{a} libgsoap2{a} linux-headers-3.2.0-4-686-pae{a}
> linux-headers-3.2.0-4-common{a}
> [snip]
> .
> .
> Note: I am running an Intel i5-750 processor and Wheezy with uname -a
> giving: Linux supercrunch 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.57-3+deb7u1
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
> .
> .
> .
> Processing triggers for menu ...
>
> Setting up libgsoap2 (2.8.7-2) ...
>
> Setting up virtualbox (4.1.18-dfsg-2+deb7u3) ...
> [ ok ] Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules.
> [....] Starting VirtualBox kernel modules[....] No suitable module
> for running kernel found [FA failed!
> failed!
>
> I'm obviously using the standard Debian packaging system for
> installation and the recommended additional installation packages are
> being installed, but the headers that are being installed are for a
> 32 bit processor while I have a 64 bit installation. Could that be
> the problem. So what am I doing wrong.
Yes. That would do it.
Is your system configured for multi-architecture? Check your apt
sources list are correct. Did you do an apt-get update and upgrade
before doing the above? Find and install the 64-bit version of
Virtualbox.
B
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