Here is a Virtualbox 6.0.12 SlackBuild for anybody interested

ricky_cardo · 09-22-2019, 08:45 PM

Thought I'd share and if anyone has suggestions:

(modified from the standard SlackBuild on slackbuilds.org)

http://lehcar.no-ip.org:8080/~rich/v...omplete.tar.gz

-- to use it run (downloads_needed.txt) inside each directory to download the sources.

Code:

./downloads_needed.txt

should do it.

Let me know if you see any issues (seems good here). (did install the pre-reqs from slackbuilds)
acpica, virtualbox-kernel, dkms-added this ...
You have to create a vboxusers group, e.g. "groupadd -g 215 vboxusers"
and make your user a member of that group.

burdi01 · 09-23-2019, 04:35 AM

Why do not you use Oracle's "all distributions" build ( https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads )?
Provided you have the kernel* packages installed (and gcc and friends) it installs and runs flawlessly *).

*) As I just verified on Current64 for kernel 4.19.75.

upnort · 09-23-2019, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Why do not you use Oracle's "all distributions" build

One of the distinct caveats with using the vendor provided version is certain features are not included. For example, VNC and encryption are not compiled, which means anybody wanting those features must use the extension pack, which has a restricted license.

OutSiderBR · 09-25-2019, 05:16 PM

I tried to play with the script, but got a missing package: IASL.

upnort · 09-25-2019, 06:19 PM

Quote:

I tried to play with the script, but got a missing package: IASL.

Install acpica.

OutSiderBR · 09-26-2019, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by upnort

Install acpica.

Yeah, I know, but it is not in the list of "downloads_needed".

ricky_cardo · 09-26-2019, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OutSiderBR

Yeah, I know, but it is not in the list of "downloads_needed".

Good idea, I'll add it in there.

jsonfrost · 09-26-2019, 07:04 PM

I was about to search one last time before posting my own thread about trying to get it working. I'd been stuck on it for days. Thank you so much for this.

ricky_cardo · 02-22-2020, 12:23 PM

Update to 6.1.4 here:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...1/#post6091895