Virtualbox install in Devuan

prizm02 · 08-21-2022, 09:13 AM

After multiple attempts I'm unable to safely install vbox in chimera,
is debian fastrak a safe solution, my gut tells me NO.

How do I add the ceres-contrib repo which is said to have vbox.

Debian6to11 · 08-21-2022, 12:26 PM

On my last setup I installed VirtualBox on a Debian 11 system following the instructions on the page listed below. That was maybe 4-6 months ago. I do remember having to add that repository and I did not have any problems.

https://wiki.debian.org/VirtualBox

I since moved to QEMU/KVM with the Virtual Machine Manager.

prizm02 · 08-22-2022, 07:49 AM

Thanks,

I will give qemu a try. Vbox has too many install options.

prizm02 · 08-22-2022, 09:26 AM

After installing Devuan in qemu, after 2nd reboot this error comes up.

Code:

Error starting domain: Requested operation is not valid: network 'default' is not active

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/asyncjob.py", line 65, in cb_wrapper
    callback(asyncjob, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/asyncjob.py", line 101, in tmpcb
    callback(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/object/libvirtobject.py", line 57, in newfn
    ret = fn(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/object/domain.py", line 1329, in startup
    self._backend.create()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 1353, in create
    raise libvirtError('virDomainCreate() failed')
libvirt.libvirtError: Requested operation is not valid: network 'default' is not active

ondoho · 08-22-2022, 12:20 PM

Virtualbox on Linux without systemd, is it even possible?

!!! · 08-22-2022, 04:46 PM

First, my attempt at a useful response to the original poster (@OP):
A web search of the title, simply copy and pasted into the search box, seem to return lots of useful links (but I did not look through them because I don't use this distro) e.g. https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com...seems-to-work/

Quote:

Originally Posted by prizm02

After installing Devuan in qemu,

Re: #4: did you mean instead:
'installing qemu in Devuan'?
(KVM etc. is on my to-learn 'list')

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

Virtualbox on Linux without systemd, is it even possible?

virtualbox-for-slackware-users

TL;dr (my 5 Second attention span can barely read about a single --switch)
but I hope that looooong (mega)thread doesNOT say that: you have to install systemd on slackware to make virtualbox work!!! (I'm sure it doesn't, and maybe you were just joking in the above post. Virtualbox is half my life, so I'm hoping to get it to run on a slackware host, maybe in my next life)

@ondoho: I missed you, almost as much as I would miss LQ!!! (I wondered what happened to you... I hope #5 won't cause you to 'disappear' for 2months again)

prizm02 · 08-23-2022, 08:23 AM

Host is Devuan, Guest is Devuan, guest boots up fine while host is running.
When the host is rebooted this box shows up

Code:

Error starting domain: requested operation is not valid:network'default' is not active

guest installed 2wice with same results.

jmgibson1981 · 08-23-2022, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Virtualbox on Linux without systemd, is it even possible?

It's on Slackware to it's possible to do it without Systemd. is the vboxdrv module running?

*EDIT* sorry didn't notice the post saying almost same thing.

cwizardone · 08-23-2022, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

Virtualbox on Linux without systemd, is it even possible?

Yes!
The Linux-64-bit.run package from virtualbox.org always installs. Of course, you would want to make sure it is a version compatible with the kernel you are running, but that applies to any Linux distribution.
At the moment the most recent test build, VirtualBox-6.1.37-152741-Linux_amd64.run, is running on this box with the 6.0-rc2 kernel in Slackware64-current.