[SOLVED] virtualbox-kernel module for 5.1.20 building

sithun · 04-19-2017, 03:55 PM

from description of virtualbox-kernel package on sbo:

If you want to build a kernel module for an other virtualbox version
you can use the included "virtualbox-kernel-mksrctarball.sh" which will
generate the needed source package for you. You will need to have
the coresponding virtualbox-ose version already installed.

how can i have virtualbox already installed if it is depends from virtualbox-kernel?
can i install this binary from oracle site? if i can then how to remove it after building virtualbox-kernel package?

cwizardone · 04-19-2017, 05:28 PM

I have never had a problem downloading, installing and using the package on this page,

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads

and labeled,

Quote:

All distributions (built on EL5 and therefore do not require recent system libraries) i386 | AMD64

Click on either i386 or AMD64, depending on your processor.

Once downloaded, run, as root, sh ./whateverversionyoujustdownloaded.run

Be sure to also install the correct extension pack.

bassmadrigal · 04-19-2017, 09:22 PM

This is really only pertinent if you are trying to build using mismatched versions. If you stick with the same version of virtualbox and virtualbox-kernel, you won't run into any issues.

sithun · 04-19-2017, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassmadrigal

This is really only pertinent if you are trying to build using mismatched versions. If you stick with the same version of virtualbox and virtualbox-kernel, you won't run into any issues.

ok. thank you. misunderstanding. i thought that it is about difference between sbo and my versions

ppr:kut · 04-20-2017, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sithun

how can i have virtualbox already installed if it is depends from virtualbox-kernel?

It's a runtime dependency only. It doesn't matter which one you build first, unless you want to generate a new source tarball for virtualbox-kernel, in which case you should build virtualbox first.