error installing virtualbox-4.1 on Arch

samrat94 · 2011-07-31 14:18:52

I'm trying to install Virtualbox 4.1 from the .run file since Pacman had the 4.0 version only. But when I try installing the file using sh filelocation/filename.run, it gives me the following error-

Please install the build and header files for your current Linux kernel. The current kernel version is 2.6.38-ARCH

I also tried installing the kernel26-headers package(as suggested here- http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions … 1-on-arch), but it still shows the same problem.

How do I fix this?

loafer · 2011-07-31 14:28:59

4.1 is the version in the repositories so it sounds like your mirrors are not up-to-date. If you do wish to install the older version edit the PKGBUILD accordingly and then use pacman to install it.

karol · 2011-07-31 14:31:39

Grab a fresh mirrorlist, run 'pacman -Syyu' and try again http://www.archlinux.org/mirrorlist/

samrat94 · 2011-07-31 15:44:56

got the 4.1 from AUR.. Thanks!!

karol · 2011-07-31 15:52:18

samrat94 wrote:

got the 4.1 from AUR.. Thanks!!

Good, but you should keep your system up to date, so please make sure you figure out why do you only see VirtualBox 4.0 when http://www.archlinux.org/packages/commu … irtualbox/ version 4.1 is already there.

Mr.Elendig · 2011-07-31 18:48:26

samrat94 wrote:

got the 4.1 from AUR.. Thanks!!

No need to use aur:
http://www.archlinux.org/packages/commu … irtualbox/

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#1 2011-07-31 14:18:52

error installing virtualbox-4.1 on Arch

#2 2011-07-31 14:28:59

Re: error installing virtualbox-4.1 on Arch

#3 2011-07-31 14:31:39

Re: error installing virtualbox-4.1 on Arch

#4 2011-07-31 15:44:56

Re: error installing virtualbox-4.1 on Arch

#5 2011-07-31 15:52:18

Re: error installing virtualbox-4.1 on Arch

#6 2011-07-31 18:48:26

Re: error installing virtualbox-4.1 on Arch

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