[SOLVED] which linux distribution virtualbox to download for arch based linux ?

andrewysk · 04-02-2021, 12:30 PM

Hi,

In case i don't like to get the virtualbox from arch depo,

Can someone tell me, What is the distribution of virtualbox iso for archlinux ?

Code:

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

Why there is download of iso for other distribution but always miss out arch ? Am i missing something here ?

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Or is it arch is using same distro of a certain linux distro package ?

Thx.

teckk · 04-02-2021, 12:37 PM

Virtual box box on arch

Code:

pacman -Ss virtualbox

If you want another version then you'll need to build it yourself.

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/virtualbox-bin
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/virtualbox-headless/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/v...ox-ext-oracle/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/v...t-dkms-vmsvga/

andrewysk · 04-02-2021, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teckk

Virtual box box on arch

Code:

pacman -Ss virtualbox

If you want another version then you'll need to build it yourself.

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/virtualbox-bin
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/virtualbox-headless/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/v...ox-ext-oracle/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/v...t-dkms-vmsvga/

Hii, i understand i can use arch depo method to install virtualbox. What i meant was (as in attached photo), why there is no download for arch.

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There is Fedora/RHEL/openSUS and Debian-based download, but not arch. why ?

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michaelk · 04-02-2021, 03:57 PM

IMHO...

All of the distributions on the download page are picked probably because they are widely used and have a point release model which means building a binary package would be easier. Since Arch is a rolling release any changes made to libraries and or the kernel that could easily break VirtualBox. I would think that would be a big task for Oracle.