How to install the GAs in PCLinuxOS properly?

[loukingjr]

I'm running VirtualBox 3.2.10 on an iMac running 10.6.4. What I am trying to figure out is what I need to have in PCLinuxOS to make sure the PUEL version of the guest additions are running correctly.

There are four files normally pre-installed in PCLOS: "dkms-vboxadditions" and "virtualbox-guest-additions", the former's description says its the "Kernel module for VirtualBox OSE additions", then we have the latter which says "Additions for VirtualBox OSE guest systems". I don't know if I need both, one or the other or neither.

What is also installed are "x11-driver-input-vboxmouse" and "x11-driver-video-vboxvideo". Both are described as... "X.org drivers in VirtualBox guests".

When I try to install the PUEL GAs, I get the rather long message ...

"You appear to have a version of the VBoxGuestAdditions software
on your system which was installed from a different source or using a
different type of installer. If you installed it from a package from your
Linux distribution or if it is a default part of the system then we strongly
recommend that you cancel this installation and remove it properly before
installing this version. If this is simply an older or a damaged
installation you may safely proceed.".

If you remove JUST the guest additions not everything works as it should, if you leave them in not everything works as it should.

I really want to run the PUEL versions of the VirtualBox guest additions, so I am really trying to figure out what I need to remove or add to make sure PCLinuxOS is running as a guest the way it should be. If anyone knows.

thanks

[loukingjr]

doesn't seem like there are a lot of people running PCLinuxOS as a guest.

[loukingjr]

well, this doesn't make sense to me but it's worked on three flavors of PCLinuxOS. Once installed to the VDI. I had to uninstall the built-in OSE guest additions and kernel, reboot. install the PUEL guest additions, reboot. then re-install the OSE kernel module and OSE guest additions before things like dragging the screen to resize would work.

[loukingjr]

I'm having trouble understanding why seeing PCLinuxOS is in the top ten, usually around 6 or 7, widely used Linux flavors, there seems to be no one here or over at PCLinuxOS themselves who knows the proper way to install PCLinuxOS as a guest.