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Old 07-22-2010, 10:50 AM   #1
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VBox in Slackware 13.1


I'm getting ready to do a fresh install of Linux and I'll have a need to run VBox for a Windows-specific program (Logos Bible Software; for a graduate school project).

I'm partial to Slackware but the last time I tried to run VBox in Slack (12.1, I think it was), it was glitchy -- it hung on boot, stuff like that. So, I've been thinking of installing Debian this time for my desktop. I've used Sidux and Debian stable in the past and the package system is just about as idiot-proof as they come (and at times I'm the idiot that needs a lot of proofing).

However... I'm partial to Slackware. Would anyone out there have anything to say about VBox running WinXP inside Slackware 13.1? Good? Bad? Indifferent?

Thanks ahead of time.

Greg
 
Old 07-22-2010, 11:02 AM   #2
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I've used an XP guest on a Slackware 13.0 and 13.1 host for a while now without any issues.

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Old 07-22-2010, 11:03 AM   #3
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That's really easy now.

This is how I do it:
1) Go to this page
2) Download the file among "All distribtions" which fits you architecture (either i386 for Slackware 13.1 or AMD64 for Slackware64-13.1)
3) Open a terminal, become root, cd to the directory where you downloaded the file
4) Run "sh <file name>" to launch the installer
5) Use the command "VirtualBox" to run Virtual Box.

Only make sure that you have kernel-source and kernel-headers packages before step 4, as it's needed to compile the Virtual Box kernel modules (which is done automatically by the installer).

Or you have the option to make a package of and install the OSE edition with the SlackBuild provided by slackbuilds.org if you prefer.

Last edited by Didier Spaier; 07-23-2010 at 01:56 AM.
 
Old 07-23-2010, 09:48 AM   #4
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Very nice! Thanks for the input, I appreciate it. ~Greg
 
Old 07-23-2010, 11:27 AM   #5
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OSE does not support USB last I tried.
 
Old 08-05-2010, 08:26 AM   #6
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i'm running VBox(PUEL)on slack 13. only problem i've got is the usb doesn't work unless VBox is run as root, still trying to sort that one out.
 
  


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