I can't install “VboxLinuxAdditions.run” even though I'm logged in as root

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nonsolum
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I can't install “VboxLinuxAdditions.run” even though I'm logged in as root

Post by nonsolum »

Bonjour à tous,

Au préalable je dois dire que j’ai beaucoup de mal à me connecter sur
https://forums.virtualbox.org/
J’obtiens quasi systématiquement « 502 Bad Gateway »
Et ce malgré vidage du cash du navigateur, changement du navigateur, reboot de la box.
Ce matin par miracle au bout de trois essais j’ai pu me connecter.
Mais je ne suis pas sûr de pouvoir le faire à nouveau.

Voici mon problème :
J’ai installé sous Windows 11 en machine virtuelle Debian 13.

J’entreprends alors d’installer VboxLinuxAdditions.
1- J’insère l’image CD des Additions invités et j’ouvre un Terminal

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hjg@debian13KDE:/media/cdrom0$
2- Je migre en root :

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hjg@debian13KDE:/media/cdrom0$ su
Mot de passe :
root@debian13KDE :/media/cdrom0#
3- J’affiche le contenu de cdrom0

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root@debian13KDE :/media/cdrom0# ls
AUTORUN. INF runasroot.sh VBoxLinuxAdditions.run VBoxWindowsAdditions-x86.exe
autorun.sh TRANS. TBL VBoxSolarisAdditions.pkg windows11-bypass.reg
Certificat VBoxDarwinAdditions.pkg VBoxWindowsAdditions-amd64.exe
NT3x VBoxDarwinAdditionsUninstall.tool VBoxWindowsAdditions-arm64.exe
OS2 VBoxLinuxAdditions-arm64.run VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe
root@debian13KDE :/media/cdrom0#
4- Je lance

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root@debian13KDE :/media/cdrom0# ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
bash : ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run : Permission non accordée
root@debian13KDE :/media/cdrom0#
La commande me renvoie « Permission non accordée » alors que je suis en root.

Que faire ?
Merci pour votre aide
linktek
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Re: I can't install “VboxLinuxAdditions.run” even though I'm logged in as root

Post by linktek »

Try using sudo
nonsolum
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Re: I can't install “VboxLinuxAdditions.run” even though I'm logged in as root

Post by nonsolum »

Bonjour,
Je réponds très tardivement.
J'ai réussi enfin à me connecter sur "https://forums.virtualbox.org/"
Jusqu'à present j'avais un retour "502 Bad Gateway"

Avec sudo j'ai le même problème:

"...permission denied"
nonsolum
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Re: I can't install “VboxLinuxAdditions.run” even though I'm logged in as root

Post by nonsolum »

J'ai oublié de préciser la version utilisée pour VirtualBox:
Il s'abit de la version 7.2.16
Boxy
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Re: I can't install “VboxLinuxAdditions.run” even though I'm logged in as root

Post by Boxy »

Do you see the x mod bits as follows?

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# ll /media/cdrom0
-r--r--r--. 1 root root    1049 Nov 14  2025 AUTORUN.INF
-r-xr-xr-x. 1 root root    7114 Jun 11 14:32 autorun.sh
dr-xr-xr-x. 2 root root    1468 Jun 11 15:24 cert
dr-xr-xr-x. 2 root root    1252 Jun 11 15:24 NT3x
dr-xr-xr-x. 2 root root    2828 Jun 11 15:24 OS2
-r-xr-xr-x. 1 root root    5097 Jun 11 14:32 runasroot.sh
-r--r--r--. 1 root root     718 Jun 11 15:24 TRANS.TBL
-r--r--r--. 1 root root 2209919 Jun 11 15:04 VBoxDarwinAdditions.pkg
-r-xr-xr-x. 1 root root    4225 Jun 11 15:04 VBoxDarwinAdditionsUninstall.tool
-r-xr-xr-x. 1 root root 2969280 Jun 11 14:52 VBoxLinuxAdditions-arm64.run
-r-xr-xr-x. 1 root root 6758058 Jun 11 14:32 VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
-r--r--r--. 1 root root 9584640 Jun 11 14:39 VBoxSolarisAdditions.pkg
-r-xr-xr-x. 1 root root 8734152 Jun 11 15:22 VBoxWindowsAdditions-amd64.exe
-r-xr-xr-x. 1 root root 5059704 Jun 11 15:06 VBoxWindowsAdditions-arm64.exe
-r-xr-xr-x. 1 root root 1079568 Jun 11 14:44 VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe
-r-xr-xr-x. 1 root root 6776024 Jun 11 15:06 VBoxWindowsAdditions-x86.exe
-r--r--r--. 1 root root     261 Nov 14  2025 windows11-bypass.reg
If not, check this Ubuntu article about the "noexec" vs. "exec" mount, look for

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mount -o remount,exec ...
nonsolum
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Re: I can't install “VboxLinuxAdditions.run” even though I'm logged in as root

Post by nonsolum »

Oui, j'ai cela
J'avais déjà vérifié.
Tout est OK de ce côté
Boxy
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Re: I can't install “VboxLinuxAdditions.run” even though I'm logged in as root

Post by Boxy »

If the problem persists, I would try " sh VBoxLinuxAdditions.run" as root,
see details in this translated website:
https://debianforum-de.translate.goog/f ... r_pto=wapp
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