Thanks to everyone's feed back. I was able to get tie VirtualBox installed. On 2014-08-17 11:16, Brian Cluff wrote: > In the information that apt gave when you installed was a section that > looked like: > > Suggested packages: > libvncserver0-dbg virtualbox-guest-additions-iso vde2 > Recommended packages: > virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-source virtualbox-qt > > For Virtualbox to work you have to have the kernel modules provided by > the package virtualbox-dkms for it to work. Why that's not a > dependency I can't tell you. I would also recommend that you install > virtualbox-qt and virtualbox-guest-additions-iso to get a complete > install of virtualbox. > > I know that Ubunutu has turned on APT's system to automatically > install recommended packages. Mint must have turned that off. The > downside is obvious, you get broken or partially functional software, > the upside is that when you install stuff it can be smaller because it > doesn't drag in a whole bunch of other stuff automatically. I believe > that Ubuntu's setting has greatly helped promote the myth that KDE > programs are huge and bloated because when the Unity folks install a > KDE program is also brings in various other programs that aren't > essential to it's core functionality.... but then again, the programs > are feature rich when they do get on your system. > For Ubuntu people that don't want the bloat you can add the > --no-install-recommends to your apt-get command to tell it to just > install the program you are requesting and any of it listed > dependencies, but nothing else. > > Brian Cluff > > On 08/16/2014 08:43 PM, techlists@phpcoderusa.com wrote: >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I installed Mint 17 KDE on my desktop today and man very happy so >> far..... >> >> Trying to get virtual box running. >> >> I read that i should run the command "sudo apt-get install virtualbox" >> so I did. >> >> This is the output: >> >> eading package lists... Done >> Building dependency tree >> Reading state information... Done >> The following extra packages will be installed: >> libgsoap4 libvncserver0 >> Suggested packages: >> libvncserver0-dbg virtualbox-guest-additions-iso vde2 >> Recommended packages: >> virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-source virtualbox-qt >> The following NEW packages will be installed: >> libgsoap4 libvncserver0 virtualbox >> 0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 519 not upgraded. >> Need to get 16.2 MB of archives. >> After this operation, 60.3 MB of additional disk space will be used. >> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y >> Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe libgsoap4 >> amd64 >> 2.8.16-2 [525 kB] >> Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main libvncserver0 >> amd64 >> 0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1 [168 kB] >> Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/multiverse virtualbox >> amd64 4.3.10-dfsg-1 [15.5 MB] >> Fetched 16.2 MB in 15s (1,071 kB/s) >> Selecting previously unselected package libgsoap4:amd64. >> (Reading database ... 150801 files and directories currently >> installed.) >> Preparing to unpack .../libgsoap4_2.8.16-2_amd64.deb ... >> Unpacking libgsoap4:amd64 (2.8.16-2) ... >> Selecting previously unselected package libvncserver0:amd64. >> Preparing to unpack .../libvncserver0_0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb >> ... >> Unpacking libvncserver0:amd64 (0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1) ... >> Selecting previously unselected package virtualbox. >> Preparing to unpack .../virtualbox_4.3.10-dfsg-1_amd64.deb ... >> Unpacking virtualbox (4.3.10-dfsg-1) ... >> Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1) ... >> Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-16) ... >> ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot >> Setting up libgsoap4:amd64 (2.8.16-2) ... >> Setting up libvncserver0:amd64 (0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1) ... >> Setting up virtualbox (4.3.10-dfsg-1) ... >> * Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ] >> * Starting VirtualBox kernel modules * No suitable module >> for >> running kernel found >> [fail] >> invoke-rc.d: initscript virtualbox, action "restart" failed. >> Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6) ... >> Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-16) ... >> >> - - - - >> >> It looks to have failed. any suggestions? >> >> Thanks! >> Keith >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss