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#1 2022-08-30 16:00:34
- wingcommander1999
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[HowTo] Install VirtualBox 6.1.36 on DEVUAN 5
When installing virtualbox via .deb file retrieved from the site, an error appeared because a dependency was not satisfactory for the installation. (libvpx6)
For this we will download the missing dependency and install it using the devuan Package View site:
wget http://deb.devuan.org/merged/pool/DEBIAN/main/libv/libvpx/libvpx6_1.9.0-1_amd64.debOnce downloaded, just open an terminal window:
sudo gdebi libvpx6_1.9.0-1_amd64.debAfter installing the missing dependency you can continue installing virtualbox.
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#2 2022-08-30 16:34:17
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Re: [HowTo] Install VirtualBox 6.1.36 on DEVUAN 5
If gdebi is used to install the VirtualBox .deb it will pull in libvpx6 from the repositories automatically. No need to do it yourself like some hair-shirted Slackware user.
This works for me:
apt install -s ./virtualbox-6.1_6.1.36-152435~Debian~bullseye_amd64.debRemove the -s option if you actually do want to install the world's worst virtualisation solution.
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#3 2022-08-30 17:07:38
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Re: [HowTo] Install VirtualBox 6.1.36 on DEVUAN 5
If gdebi is used to install the VirtualBox .deb it will pull in libvpx6 from the repositories automatically. No need to do it yourself like some hair-shirted Slackware user.
This works for me:
apt install -s ./virtualbox-6.1_6.1.36-152435~Debian~bullseye_amd64.debRemove the -s option if you actually do want to install the world's worst virtualisation solution.
And then it can also happen that the right libssl dependency is missing:
wget http://deb.devuan.org/merged/pool/DEBIAN/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.1o-1_amd64.debsudo gdebi libssl1.1_1.1.1o-1_amd64.debAMD Ryzen 7 3700X - Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE V2 - 4x8GB DDR4 - SSD 1,5TO - GTX1660TI 6GB - PSU Gigabyte 750W Gold - Zalman X3 White
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#4 2022-08-30 17:15:09
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Re: [HowTo] Install VirtualBox 6.1.36 on DEVUAN 5
Or you could add the unstable repositories and pin them to 100 so packages from there are treated like backports:
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debi … le_literal
That would certainly be easier than adding a new thread every time a package is blocked from testing.
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#5 2022-08-30 17:20:32
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Re: [HowTo] Install VirtualBox 6.1.36 on DEVUAN 5
Or you could add the unstable repositories and pin them to 100 so packages from there are treated like backports:
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debi … le_literal
That would certainly be easier than adding a new thread every time a package is blocked from testing.
Thanks for the tip, I didn't know about this manipulation.
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#6 2022-08-30 17:23:34
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Re: [HowTo] Install VirtualBox 6.1.36 on DEVUAN 5
Don't try it with the stable release though. It is only appropriate for testing.
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#7 2022-08-31 12:32:31
Re: [HowTo] Install VirtualBox 6.1.36 on DEVUAN 5
Why use this product of dubious quality when there is good quality and open source alternative-QEMU / kvm?
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#8 2022-08-31 21:18:33
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Re: [HowTo] Install VirtualBox 6.1.36 on DEVUAN 5
Why use this product of dubious quality when there is good quality and open source alternative-QEMU / kvm?
All my virtual machines are under virtualbox, when I was under mac I used vmware fusion.
But the idea of using qemu/kvm in the future is not distasteful.
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#9 2022-08-31 22:52:51
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Re: [HowTo] Install VirtualBox 6.1.36 on DEVUAN 5
I used to use vBox, I thought it was really good. Generally I used to use it for one game "DiD's F22".
Once that game was irreversibly tanked remotely, I gave up on vBox.
But I remember struggling to get vBox configured and eventaually having a system that was reliable and flexible.
I was still using Mandriva in those days.
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#10 2024-03-27 17:28:58
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Re: [HowTo] Install VirtualBox 6.1.36 on DEVUAN 5
I was able to download those libvpx6 and libssl with apt.
Temporarily changed sources.list to point into Chimaera instead of Daedalus.
Then install needed packages.
Copy the .deb - files under /var/cache/apt into a asfer location.
Uninstall those 2 packages.
Change sources.list back.
Install .deb - files with dpkg.
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