Guest additions in VirtualBox 5.1.8r111374 can't find file "version.h" for debian 9 (stretch).
"grep: /lib/modules/4.9.0-4-686/build/include/linux/version.h: No such file or directory"
[Solved] guest additions can't find version.h for debian 9 (stretch)
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carolus
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[Solved] guest additions can't find version.h for debian 9 (stretch)
Last edited by socratis on 24. Oct 2017, 18:58, edited 1 time in total.
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socratis
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Re: guest additions can't find version.h for debian 9 (stretch)
That's a way too old build. Try the latest 5.2.0 or 5.1.30.carolus wrote:VirtualBox 5.1.8r111374
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Re: guest additions can't find version.h for debian 9 (stretch)
IIRC you also would find it missing if the headers were not installed or if the kernel was an rc.
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Re: guest additions can't find version.h for debian 9 (stretch)
Updating VirtualBox to 5.2.0 solved the problem. Thanks.