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Re: Vertualbox installation errors



On 05/15/2014 08:43 AM, 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} linux-headers-686-pae{a} linux-kbuild-3.2{a} virtualbox virtualbox-dkms{a}
  virtualbox-qt{a}
0 packages upgraded, 9 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/22.7 MB of archives. After unpacking 91.7 MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
Selecting previously unselected package libgsoap2.
(Reading database ... 214727 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libgsoap2 (from .../libgsoap2_2.8.7-2_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package virtualbox.
Unpacking virtualbox (from .../virtualbox_4.1.18-dfsg-2+deb7u3_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package dkms.
Unpacking dkms (from .../dkms_2.2.0.3-1.2_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package virtualbox-dkms.
Unpacking virtualbox-dkms (from .../virtualbox-dkms_4.1.18-dfsg-2+deb7u3_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package virtualbox-qt.
Unpacking virtualbox-qt (from .../virtualbox-qt_4.1.18-dfsg-2+deb7u3_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package linux-headers-3.2.0-4-common.
Unpacking linux-headers-3.2.0-4-common (from .../linux-headers-3.2.0-4-common_3.2.57-3+deb7u1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package linux-kbuild-3.2.
Unpacking linux-kbuild-3.2 (from .../linux-kbuild-3.2_3.2.17-1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package linux-headers-3.2.0-4-686-pae.
Unpacking linux-headers-3.2.0-4-686-pae (from .../linux-headers-3.2.0-4-686-pae_3.2.57-3+deb7u1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package linux-headers-686-pae.
Unpacking linux-headers-686-pae (from .../linux-headers-686-pae_3.2+46_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
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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
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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.

Gary R.


Here is an attempt to answer all of the questions and suggestions:
I am definitely installing Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 ( I checked the grub config files) I try to never use anything but the standard Debian distros. To do otherwise is inviting all sorts of problems. I religiously upgrade and update my system using Aptitude - especially before adding new software. What is a "paquet"?. VirtualBox is obviously installing 32 bit headers but since this is the only program that I am aware of that does this, what is the problem? Another comment on the above and the Mozilla User Agent comment: I am sure that much of the software in the Wheezy distro is not 64 bit software ( Mozilla included) and usually co-exists nicely with the 64 bit system. Nice idea about using the VirtualBox:amd64 program but no joy. The program requires a 64 bit version of a Python library that is not included in the distro. Somebody needs to correct this.

Any ideas will be sincerely appreciated. I really need to get this problem solved.

Gary R.


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