Problem:
When I try to install VB Guest Additions in Alma 9.1, the script can't find the installed kernel headers.
What am I doing wrong? Or is there a bug in the script? If so, is there a workaround?
Symptoms:
The Guest Additions script complains that the installed kernel header version is not installed. See the screengrab below.
As best I can tell, the header version installed is the same as the version that the script can't find.
The same failure is seen if I su to root instead of using sudo.
I'm using
VirtualBox 7.0 Version 7.0.8 r156879 (Qt5.15.2) (downloaded and installed on 4/22/2023)
Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-7.0.8.vbox-extpack (downloaded 4/22/2023)
Host: Windows 10 Professional 22H2, build 19045.2846
Guest: AlmaLinux 9.1 (Lime Lynx) (RHEL recompile, updated 4/24/2023)
Guest additions can't find installed kernel headers (Alma 9.1 guest, Win10 host)
Re: Guest additions can't find installed kernel headers (Alma 9.1 guest, Win10 host)
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In vboxadd.sh:
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test -d /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
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if test -d /lib/modules/"$TARGET_VER"/build; then
setup_modules "$TARGET_VER"
depmod
else
info "Kernel headers not found for target kernel $TARGET_VER. \
Please install them and execute
/sbin/rcvboxadd setup"
fi
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- Posts: 65
- Joined: 1. Oct 2010, 18:01
- Primary OS: MS Windows 10
- VBox Version: PUEL
- Guest OSses: Arch linux
- Location: usa
Re: Guest additions can't find installed kernel headers (Alma 9.1 guest, Win10 host)
that test command returns nothing: it just returns to the command prompt.
looking in the versioned directory, build does exist although it's a softlink to a directory which does not exist.
Is there another package which needs to be installed? If so, what is it?
See the screentgrab below.
looking in the versioned directory, build does exist although it's a softlink to a directory which does not exist.
Is there another package which needs to be installed? If so, what is it?
See the screentgrab below.
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- build link and test command
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- Posts: 65
- Joined: 1. Oct 2010, 18:01
- Primary OS: MS Windows 10
- VBox Version: PUEL
- Guest OSses: Arch linux
- Location: usa
Re: Guest additions can't find installed kernel headers (Alma 9.1 guest, Win10 host)
Problem resolved:
I also had to install the package kernel-devel
I also had to install the package kernel-devel
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