LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. ./VirtualBox error

angeleum · Post by **angeleum** » 15. Feb 2008, 07:37

I installed Virtual Box OSE 1.5.4 under Ubuntu 7.10 from the code tarball. All dependencies were met, of course and installation ran cleanly with no errors or warnings reported. The kernel module build was also uneventful.

There was a little difficulty finding /dev/vboxdrv and I need to run modprobe vboxdrv every time I boot Ubuntu for some reason or it will not be found. Anyone understand why?

I received no other errors till I came to the command:

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. ./VirtualBox

My system reports:

bash: ./VirtualBox: No such file or directory

Anyone understand why?

Now, I _could_ just bite the bullet and take the OSE in the Ubuntu repository, but that's version 1.5.0 and not latest or greatest ...though there is a non OSE 1.5.4 in the repository. Ain't life fun? :->

wwwillem · Post by **wwwillem** » 16. Feb 2008, 01:14

I think that's a typo in the User Guide (it should not be all on one line)

at least, what I did is:

install into /opt/VirtualBox and then:

# export PATH=$PATH:/opt/VirtualBox
# export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/VirtualBox

and now you can simply type VirtualBox or VBoxSDL, etc. no matter the directory you're in