Debian Include VirtualBox Modules?
I was going to plan on building a new virtual instance of Debian 7 64-bit in VirtualBox once it's released this coming weekend. My question is does Debian come pre-packaged with VirtualBox Guest Additions to some / any degree from a base / fresh install? Some distributions pre-package the VirtualBox Guest Additions to some degree by default which can conflict when you actually attempt to install the official VirtualBox Guest Add-on package. I'd like to know what Debian offers in regards to Guest Additions by default versus manually installing it from Oracle's web site.
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$ aptitude search virtualbox ciao, jdk |
My question was does Debian by default install any modules what so ever from a base minimal netinstallation. You simply search some repository for all available packages one could install. I don't want to conflict a package if one is already rolled into the OS.
So to be clear, I am asking if I install Debian Linux from scratch this weekend, does Debian load any modules or packages related to VirtualBox Guest Additions or must one do what the user above did and manually search an Apt repo for available packages and manually download / install them? CentOS 6 for example already has guest addition kernel modules loaded by default on their 'minimal' ISO. |
No, Debian doesn't come with any virtualbox modules installed by default. You have to install them manually from the repositories (or from the host OS, if you prefer to do so).
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Actually last I tried it, D-I did detect the VirtualBox environment and installed guest modules upon installation.
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No Debian doesn't come with VB modules but it does ask if you want to install VB-ose during installation to VB to help with the transition.
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The installer asks about VB-ose just before popcon & it's not just included in the DI-cd1 it's on the regular debian-cd1 also.
I see from your post that it does install the actual guest-utils. Here's a screenshot of the installer & VB-ose |
Interesting... I did not get that dialog (and yes I did get the popcon dialog), I'm going to try again, maybe I accidentally hit a key.
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Just did it again, I can say for sure I was not prompted. Maybe something with the netinst CD?
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Or maybe it depends on the installation method? (Basic vs. expert install -- I don't remember the exact terms -- expert install allows more control over the installation procedure, over what gets installed, etc.).
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