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Aposteeltje: Aposteeltje moved page HOWTO: Install VirtualBox (Portage) to HOWTO: Install VirtualBox: it's in portage howto's, so assuming it's portage only., makes (portage) unnecessary

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Aposteeltje moved page HOWTO: Install VirtualBox (Portage) to HOWTO: Install VirtualBox: it's in portage howto's, so assuming it's portage only., makes (portage) unnecessary

Aposteeltje at 00:07, 25 November 2012

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2012-11-24T23:38:40Z

‎Portage

Aposteeltje at 23:36, 24 November 2012

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Aposteeltje at 23:35, 24 November 2012

2012-11-24T23:35:19Z

Aposteeltje: Aposteeltje moved page HOWTO: Install VirtualBox (Proprietary) to HOWTO: Install VirtualBox (Portage): outdated. Cutting the Entropy part, making it Portage only.

2012-11-24T23:01:40Z

Aposteeltje moved page HOWTO: Install VirtualBox (Proprietary) to HOWTO: Install VirtualBox (Portage): outdated. Cutting the Entropy part, making it Portage only.

Chido: /* Entropy */

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‎Entropy

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{{I18n| [[HOWTO:_Install_VirtualBox_(Proprietary)|en]] [[Ru:HOWTO:_Install_VirtualBox_(Proprietary)|ru]]}}
==Entropy==
Run these two commands in order to install via Entropy, the fastest, simplest and safest method.
{{Console|<pre class="clear">
equo update
equo install virtualbox-bin virtualbox-modules
depmod -a
modprobe vboxdrv
modprobe vboxnetadp
modprobe vboxnetflt
</pre>}}
to get virtualbox modules loaded automatically
{{Console|<pre class="clear">
nano /etc/conf.d/modules
</pre>}}

add to it:
{{File|/etc/conf.d/modules| <pre class="clear">
modules_2_6="vboxdrv"
module_vboxdrv_args=""
</pre>}}

==Portage==
To install via Portage:

1. Edit /etc/make.conf
{{Console|<pre class="clear">
nano /etc/make.conf
</pre>}}
and add the following line:
{{File| /etc/make.conf| <pre class="clear">
ACCEPT_LICENSE="*"
</pre>}}

2. Install VirtualBox
{{Console|<pre class="clear">
eselect kernel list
eselect kernel set kernel.number.you.want.here
emerge --sync && layman -S
emerge -av app-emulation/virtualbox-ose app-emulation/virtualbox-modules
</pre>}}
==Manually==
1. Download the latest VirtualBox from [http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads]

{{Console|<pre class="clear">
su -
chmod +x VirtualBox-1.6.2-Linux_amd64.run
</pre>}}

2. Unistall OSE (if installed)
{{Console|<pre class="clear">
equo remove --deep --configfiles app-emulation/virtualbox-bin app-emulation/virtualbox-modules
</pre>}}

3. Run the 1.6.2 Installer
{{Console|<pre class="clear">
./VirtualBox-1.6.2-Linux_amd64.run
</pre>}}

4. Continue:
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing VirtualBox for Linux installation........
VirtualBox Version 1.6.2 (Sat May 31 04:05:23 CEST 2008) installation

If you are upgrading from VirtualBox 1.5 or older and if some of your virtual
machines have saved states, then the saved state information will be lost
after the upgrade and will have to be discarded. If you do not want this then
you can cancel the upgrade now.

Do you wish to continue? [yes or no]
yes
Removing previous installation of VirtualBox from /opt/VirtualBox
Installing VirtualBox to /opt/VirtualBox-1.6.2
Building the VirtualBox kernel module
Failed to build the kernel module. Please check the log file /var/log/vbox-install.log for more information.
Failed to start networking on the guest. Please check the log file /var/log/vbox-install.log for more information.

VirtualBox has been installed successfully, but the kernel module could not
be built. When you have fixed the problems preventing this, execute
/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
as administrator to build it.

You will find useful information about using VirtualBox in the user manual
/opt/VirtualBox-1.6.2/UserManual.pdf
and in the user FAQ
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/User_FAQ

We hope that you enjoy using VirtualBox.

5. The kernel module fails? Oh well!
{{Console|<pre class="clear">
cd /opt/VirtualBox-1.6.2/src
</pre>}}
6. Run the make
{{Console|<pre class="clear">
make && make install
</pre>}}
7. Load the module
{{Console|<pre class="clear">
modprobe vboxdrv
</pre>}}
8. Load at module at start-up (reccomended but optional)
{{Console|<pre class="clear">
echo '"modules_2_6="vboxdrv vboxnetflt"' >> /etc/conf.d/modules
</pre>}}
9. Enjoy your improved USB support :D

[[User:Thev00d00|v00d00]] 13:30, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

[[Category:Virtual Machines|Install VirtualBox]]

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 If you DO want the new kernel, you can install it first, using kernel-switcher:
 [[Entropy#Using_Kernel_Switcher]]
 For Genkernel users, follow this guide:
 [[HOWTO:_Upgrade_kernel_using_genkernel]]
 ==Manually==

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 If Portage wants to install a new kernel, but you want to stick with your current kernel, use:
 {{Console|<pre class="clear">
-  emerge emerge -av --nodeps app-emulation/virtualbox-bin app-emulation/virtualbox-modules
+  emerge -av --nodeps app-emulation/virtualbox-bin app-emulation/virtualbox-modules
 </pre>}}
 If you DO want the new kernel, you can install it first, using kernel-switcher:

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 {{I18n| [[HOWTO:_Install_VirtualBox_(Proprietary)|en]] [[Ru:HOWTO:_Install_VirtualBox_(Proprietary)|ru]]}}
 ==Portage==
 To install via Portage:
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   eselect kernel list
   eselect kernel set kernel.number.you.want.here
-  emerge --sync && layman -S
+  emerge --sync && layman -S  << when using eix, use eix-sync instead.
-  emerge -av app-emulation/virtualbox-ose app-emulation/virtualbox-modules
+  emerge -av app-emulation/virtualbox-bin app-emulation/virtualbox-modules
 </pre>}}
 ==Manually==
 . Download the latest VirtualBox from [http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads]