Download of guest extentions fails at 100%

[coogor]

I have a openSUSE Leap 15.1 guest on an openSUSE Tumbleweed host system using the packages provided by openSUSE. When downloading the guest extentions via Devices -> Guest extentions a kind of download manager is started . When the download is at 100% it claims 'net operation failed with unknown error {1:?}' guest ext. iso can not be downloaded this way after a couple of attempts

[Socratis]

Replying to coogor:

I have a openSUSE Leap 15.1 guest on an openSUSE Tumbleweed host system using the packages provided by openSUSE.

It looks like you're using the distro's fork version of VirtualBox. You can either ask in their forums/channels for help, or completely remove/uninstall/delete/purge their version and install the official version from the Linux Downloads section of VirtualBox.

When downloading the guest extentions via Devices -> Guest extentions a kind of download manager is started.

There is no "Guest Extensions", you got to get the terminology right:

• The Extension Pack (ExtPack) get installed on the host and it has to match the VirtualBox version. It provides functionality such as USB2-3, Webcam, VRDP, PXE, PCI passthrough on Linux hosts, VDI Encryption. You have to download it and install it separately from the main VirtualBox program, due to its license.
• The Guest Additions (GAs) get installed on the guest and it would be good to match the VirtualBox version, for anything other than enhanced graphics support. It provides functionality such as shared folders, shared clipboard, drag and drop, pointer sharing, enhanced graphics support. You do not have to download it separately from the main VirtualBox program, since it comes bundled with it.

[coogor]

The installation of an extention pack works without problems. The ISO that fails to download are the guest additions. The issue is tracked as well under ​https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1132102 - some other distributions seem to be affected as well

[gombara]

Replying to coogor:

The installation of an extention pack works without problems. The ISO that fails to download are the guest additions. The issue is tracked as well under ​https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1132102 - some other distributions seem to be affected as well

Please try official packages under the linked socratis provided and let us know if the problem persist.

[coogor]

Invalid? Seems your colleague was of different opinion: https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/18653#comment:2

[Socratis]

Yes, but you got to keep on reading the rest of the comments... ;)

All the official VirtualBox packages come with the GAs bundled, there's no need to download them separately. Even the test builds have them bundled.

Only the forked VirtualBox packages have that requirement. And since they're forked, you need to talk to whoever forked them.