Re: Components non-free and contrib are not enabled after installing to virtualbox virtual machine.
On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 11:18 AM, <jds1307@telenet.be> wrote:
> I downloaded and installed the latest Debian CD image (http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.3.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-8.3.0-amd64-CD-1.iso)
>
> Installing to bare metal enables the components main contrib and non-free.
>
> Installing to a virtualbox virtual machine only enables the main component, not contrib nor non-free.
>
> Why is that?
Maybe your hardware requires (or can benefit from) non-free drivers,
while the virtual machine can only emulate hardware with free drivers
and firmware.
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