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What VirtualBox package are you using? Keep in mind that the OSE included in Ubuntu's repositories isn't really supported/maintained, so if you're looking to receive security updates and the like you'll need to look somewhere else. The PUEL edition from the VirtualBox repositories might be a good option, and all you need to do before installing it is:
Code:
sudo apt-get install dkms
...but if you want things to be strictly open source then the OSE tarball provided by Oracle would be your best bet IMO.
What VirtualBox package are you using? Keep in mind that the OSE included in Ubuntu's repositories isn't really supported/maintained, so if you're looking to receive security updates and the like you'll need to look somewhere else. The PUEL edition from the VirtualBox repositories might be a good option, and all you need to do before installing it is:
Code:
sudo apt-get install dkms
...but if you want things to be strictly open source then the OSE tarball provided by Oracle would be your best bet IMO.
i believe i am using VirtualBox OSE 3.1.6, is this a bad version?
it's an old version.
The current version is 3.2.6, recommended to update.
Virtualbox offers repository addresses, so you can add their ubuntu repo address to your /etc/apt/sources.list, install
newest virtualbox puel version (or OSE if you wish) and always be up to date.
vboxdrv is a needed item for a linux host. No need to run it as root, sudo is sufficient enough for that task
it's an old version.
The current version is 3.2.6, recommended to update.
Virtualbox offers repository addresses, so you can add their ubuntu repo address to your /etc/apt/sources.list, install
newest virtualbox puel version (or OSE if you wish) and always be up to date.
vboxdrv is a needed item for a linux host. No need to run it as root, sudo is sufficient enough for that task
i do have a question about virtualbox itself, when running say..... windows xp in virtualbox, do your usb ports go into virtualbox as well, can you use them in virtualbox? did that make any sense?
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