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neuwerld

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Install virtualbox from Archlinuxfr [SOLVED]

Hello I need some help installing virtualbox, I tried but can´t figure out what is wrong.
This is what happens when I try to run the virtualbox_bin from Archlinuxfr repo:

[neuwerld@neuwerld ~]$ sudo pacman -U ~/Desktop/virtualbox_bin-2.2.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.bz2 
loading package data...
checking dependencies...
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                   [#####################] 100%
(1/1) upgrading virtualbox_bin                      [#####################] 100%
Building VirtualBox modules...

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 IMPORTANT NOTES:

- Run "vbox_build_module" as root every time your kernel is upgraded, to
  compile the module for the new kernel version.
- Add your user to the vboxusers group:
     gpasswd -a USERNAME vboxusers
- Add "vboxdrv" to the MODULES array in your "/etc/rc.conf"
- Add "vboxnetflt" to MODULES if you want Host Interface networking.
- Add the following line to "/etc/fstab" if you want the vboxusers to have
  permission to emulate USB devices:
     none /proc/bus/usb usbfs auto,busgid=108,busmode=0775,devgid=108,devmode=0664 0 0
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Optional dependencies for virtualbox_bin
    qt: For VirtualBox GUI
    sdl: For VBoxSDL

The first time I did it I didn´t look really carefully and just moved on and added the module and added myself to the vboxusers group and all that but it doesn´t work.
It seems like I´m not installing it but just checking and upgrading the file.
So atleast the problem is that it doesn´t happen a thing when i type "virtualbox" it just says "command not found".
I rebooted my computer and all so you know

Thanks in advance!

/Neuwerld

Last edited by neuwerld (2009-06-22 18:49:40)

FrozenFox

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From: College Station, TX

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Re: Install virtualbox from Archlinuxfr [SOLVED]

When you get a "command not found", it's not saying there's anything special wrong, it's just saying what you told it to run is literally not there (in your $PATH environment variable, anyway. "Command not found" could mean what you want -is- installed, just somewhere unusual on the system.. or, more often the case, you made a typo or have the wrong name for what you're trying to run).

You're running "virtualbox"? I believe the V and B are capitalized in those packages' binaries, so you need to run "VirtualBox" instead.

What does it say when you try to run that?

Last edited by FrozenFox (2009-06-22 18:41:30)

neuwerld

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Re: Install virtualbox from Archlinuxfr [SOLVED]

Haha it´s not for real, it worked of course, didn´t know there could be programs starting with 2 capzided letters tried "Virtualbox" and nothing. Ok then I now feel like the biggest noob ever but thanks for the help and I think I got a reminder from this

/Neuwerld

FrozenFox

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Re: Install virtualbox from Archlinuxfr [SOLVED]

In the future, you could save yourself some trouble by doing:

pacman -Ql packageName

Often, combined with "| grep bin", the binary can be found pretty quick.