Changeset 105289 in vbox for trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/install-linux-debian-ubuntu.dita
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r99797 r105289 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 <p> 8 Download the appropriate package for your distribution. The 9 following example assumes that you are installing to a 64-bit 10 Ubuntu Xenial system. Use <userinput>dpkg</userinput> to install 11 the Debian package,as follows: 12 </p> 7 <p>Download the appropriate package for your distribution. The following example assumes that you are installing to 8 a 64-bit Ubuntu Xenial system. Use <userinput>dpkg</userinput> to install the Debian package,as follows: </p> 13 9 <pre xml:space="preserve">sudo dpkg -i virtualbox-<varname>version-number</varname>_Ubuntu_xenial_amd64.deb</pre> 14 <p> 15 The installer will also try to build kernel modules suitable 16 for the current running kernel. If the build process is not 17 successful you will be shown a warning and the package will be 18 left unconfigured. Look at 19 <filepath>/var/log/vbox-install.log</filepath> to find out why 20 the compilation failed. You may have to install the 21 appropriate Linux kernel headers, see 22 <xref href="externalkernelmodules.dita#externalkernelmodules"/>. After correcting any 23 problems, run the following command: 24 </p> 10 <p>The installer will also try to build kernel modules suitable for the current running kernel. If the build process 11 is not successful you will be shown a warning and the package will be left unconfigured. Look at 12 <filepath>/var/log/vbox-install.log</filepath> to find out why the compilation failed. You may have to install 13 the appropriate Linux kernel headers, see <xref href="externalkernelmodules.dita#externalkernelmodules"/>. After 14 correcting any problems, run the following command: </p> 25 15 <pre xml:space="preserve">sudo rcvboxdrv setup</pre> 26 <p> 27 This will start a second attempt to build the module. 28 </p> 29 <p> 30 If a suitable kernel module was found in the package or the 31 module was successfully built, the installation script will 32 attempt to load that module. If this fails, please see 33 <xref href="ts_linux-kernelmodule-fails-to-load.dita">Linux Kernel Module Refuses to Load</xref> for 34 further information. 35 </p> 36 <p> 37 Once <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has been successfully installed and 38 configured, you can start it by clicking 39 <b outputclass="bold">VirtualBox</b> in your 40 <b outputclass="bold">Start</b> menu or from the 41 command line. See <xref href="startingvboxonlinux.dita"/>. 42 </p> 16 <p>This will start a second attempt to build the module. </p> 17 <p>If a suitable kernel module was found in the package or the module was successfully built, the installation 18 script will attempt to load that module. If this fails, please see <xref 19 href="ts_linux-kernelmodule-fails-to-load.dita">Linux Kernel Module Refuses to Load</xref> for further 20 information. </p> 21 <p>Once <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has been successfully installed and configured, you 22 can start it by clicking <b outputclass="bold">VirtualBox</b> in your <b outputclass="bold">Start</b> menu or from 23 the command line. See <xref href="startingvboxonlinux.dita"/>. </p> 43 24 </body> 44 25
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