Dev1 Galaxy Forum / Devuan as VirtualBox host system

Re: Devuan as VirtualBox host system

dummy@example.com (PedroReina) — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 12:59:29 +0000

xinomilo wrote:

followed by # apt -f install

Thanks for the tip

Re: Devuan as VirtualBox host system

dummy@example.com (xinomilo) — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:21:26 +0000

# dpkg -i package.deb,
followed by
# apt -f install
(= to bring in any dependencies missing) is the same as installing with gdebi.

Re: Devuan as VirtualBox host system

dummy@example.com (PedroReina) — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:05:46 +0000

rolfie wrote:

simply install the package with dpkg -i

Some deb in the wild dont install correctly with dpkg (Google Chrome comes to mind), so usually I prefer gdebi. If you have the luxury of a X server, gdebi-gtk is very handy too.

Re: Devuan as VirtualBox host system

dummy@example.com (rolfie) — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 20:58:17 +0000

There are pro and cons for both.

I used the entry in the sources.list at first, then got that this can be risky if there are package updates from Oracle that may conflict with the Debian/Devuan stuff. Then had the entry active only for the install, and got tired of commenting it out when I learned that I can also simply install the package with dpkg -i, and I use it since. Good enough for my small private environment.

Your choice.

Regards, Rolf

Re: Devuan as VirtualBox host system

dummy@example.com (Fjalar) — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 18:13:17 +0000

Wouldn't it make more sense to add the stretch repository and then upgrade?

Re: Devuan as VirtualBox host system

dummy@example.com (rolfie) — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 19:39:26 +0000

For ASCII you use the Debian Stretch package. Download it and install it with dpkg -i.

Good luck, Rolf

Re: Devuan as VirtualBox host system

dummy@example.com (Fjalar) — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 22:17:34 +0000

I understand I would use a VirtualBox repository then. Which would be the correct one? VirtualBox offers

deb https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian contrib

and a variety of distributions, apparently based on Debian and Ubuntu.

Re: Devuan as VirtualBox host system

dummy@example.com (golinux) — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:30:39 +0000

rolfie wrote:

I have got the 5.2.18 Debian Stretch package loaded directly from Oracle installed on a Ryzen2700X and 32 GByte of RAM, no issues.
Maybe thats the way to go.
Good luck, Rolf

I also use the oracle packages.

Re: Devuan as VirtualBox host system

dummy@example.com (rolfie) — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:20:40 +0000

I have got the 5.2.18 Debian Stretch package loaded directly from Oracle installed on a Ryzen2700X and 32 GByte of RAM, no issues.

Maybe thats the way to go.

Good luck, Rolf

Re: Devuan as VirtualBox host system

dummy@example.com (PedroReina) — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:53:30 +0000

I'm running Devuan 2.0 64 bits with VirtualBox 6. I installed it with this command:

gdebi --o Install-Recommends=no -n virtualbox-6.0_6.0.0-127566~Debian~stretch_amd64.deb

Next you will need to compile four kernel modules, but VirtualBox itself will guide you and it is very easy.
I cannot comment about stability, sorry.

Devuan as VirtualBox host system

dummy@example.com (Fjalar) — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:41:11 +0000

I am running 2.0 Ascii on a HP DL380G6, with VirtualBox 5.2.12 installed per Devuan repo. I have reasons to believe that the thing is unstable (particularly one virtual machine keeps crashing) and I'd like to upgrade to VirtualBox 6.

My questions are:
1: Has anybody here had similar issues with the version (virtual machine aborting while under load)?
2: What would be the best practise to upgrade (i. e. use a VirtualBox repo)?

TIA
Matthias