Fedora 37 missing from the repository

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virtualhuman
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Fedora 37 missing from the repository

Post by virtualhuman »

Hello everyone,

Fedora 37 has been out for some time now but the virtualbox repository is missing fedora 37 packages:
http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/

It goes up to Fedora 36 only. Is there someone from Oracle/Virtualbox that we can get in touch with and let them know about the missing packages or should we just wait?

Thank you.
AndyCot
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Re: Fedora 37 missing from the repository

Post by AndyCot »

Looks like you will need to wait as Fedora 37 was officially released on the 15-Nov-2022, which is very recent and Oracle need time to make the release etc....
virtualhuman
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Re: Fedora 37 missing from the repository

Post by virtualhuman »

Waiting then :)
duck
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Re: Fedora 37 missing from the repository

Post by duck »

so i just started using fedora (37 in fact) and was able to install using the download from the site. you're right that it isnt in the repo, but it worked just fine after i downgraded to 6.1.38, since 6.1.40 slightly breaks 3D acceleration, and 7.0.x finishes the job. Kinda sad, but it's free, so I can't really seriously complain eh?
kataga
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Re: Fedora 37 missing from the repository

Post by kataga »

just installing the 'linux-devel' packages worked for me (fedora 37 ker 6.0.15)
robatino
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Re: Fedora 37 missing from the repository

Post by robatino »

I think they generally enable the repo at the same time as a new VirtualBox release, though they could have done it when 7.0.4 was released on Nov. 18 since that was 3 days after Fedora 37's release. Hopefully next one.

Edit: Well, there's a 7.0.6 now but still no F37 repo.
Last edited by robatino on 20. Jan 2023, 20:11, edited 1 time in total.
virtualhuman
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Re: Fedora 37 missing from the repository

Post by virtualhuman »

Just a polite reminder that there are no Fedora 37 packages in the repository :)

Thank you.
mpack
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Re: Fedora 37 missing from the repository

Post by mpack »

No point in reminding us! We are users just like you, and we see new releases at the same time you do.
truckingwithlinux
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Re: Fedora 37 missing from the repository

Post by truckingwithlinux »

What is really weird is that if you can enable the RPMFusion-free-updates repo, VirtualBox 7.0.4-1 is available for F37.
AndyCot
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Re: Fedora 37 missing from the repository

Post by AndyCot »

That is not from Oracle, which is what we are discussing.
mgb65
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Re: Fedora 37 missing from the repository

Post by mgb65 »

This work for me:

Update system, install kernel headers and devel.

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# dnf -y install kernel-headers kernel-devel dkms elfutils-libelf-devel qt5-qtx11extras gcc make perl bzip2
Reboot to make sure new kernel updates are applied.

Create repo file commenting the baseurl line, and creating a new one changing $releasever for 36 (that is the latest fedora supported):

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# cat /etc/yum.repos.d/virtualbox.repo 
[virtualbox]
name=Fedora $releasever - $basearch - VirtualBox
#baseurl=http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/$releasever/$basearch
baseurl=http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/36/$basearch
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc
Update repos

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# dnf repolist
repo id                         repo name
fedora                          Fedora 37 - x86_64
fedora-cisco-openh264           Fedora 37 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64
fedora-modular                  Fedora Modular 37 - x86_64
google-chrome                   google-chrome
phracek-PyCharm                 Copr repo for PyCharm owned by phracek
rpmfusion-nonfree-nvidia-driver RPM Fusion for Fedora 37 - Nonfree - NVIDIA Driver
rpmfusion-nonfree-steam         RPM Fusion for Fedora 37 - Nonfree - Steam
updates                         Fedora 37 - x86_64 - Updates
updates-modular                 Fedora Modular 37 - x86_64 - Updates
virtualbox                      Fedora 37 - x86_64 - VirtualBox
Install VirtualBox.

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# dnf install VirtualBox-7.0.x86_64
That's all. I'm able to install virtual machines on my fedora 37. I have installed a Windows 10 and wors fine.

In case that VirtualBox says something that kernel libraries have not been compiled, you can re-execute the VirtualBox config running:

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# /sbin/vboxconfig
And it's working for me.

Next steps:

Wait for oracle release the repo folder for fedora 37, and change again the baseurl line in repo file, replacing 36 for $releasever.

BYe...

And
stephane-klein
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Re: Fedora 37 missing from the repository

Post by stephane-klein »

Do you have any news about Fedora 37 package?

Do ynow know who is in charge of updating the Virtualbox repository?
scottgus1
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Re: Fedora 37 missing from the repository

Post by scottgus1 »

It still looks like only up to Fedora 36 is supported at this time.

We don't have inside info on the devs' release dates here on the forum.
robatino
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Re: Fedora 37 missing from the repository

Post by robatino »

FWIW, VirtualBox-7.0-7.0.8_156879_fedora36-1.x86_64.rpm is now available. Unfortunately, if running the just released F38, it's impossible to check the signature (see viewtopic.php?f=7&t=109143 ).
robatino
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Re: Fedora 37 missing from the repository

Post by robatino »

The F37 and F38 repos are now available! https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/21599#comment:8

The signature checking problem was because VirtualBox 7.0.8 and newer use a new signing key so it's necessary to use oracle_vbox_2016.asc instead of the old oracle_vbox.asc to verify. The details are now on the Linux Downloads page.
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