I started to implement the work-around in #8, but was unable to complete it due to https://www.virtualbox.org/ being "Gone". What follows is my work-around in the absence of the www.virtualbox.org site.
# remove virtualbox and virtualbox-dkms sudo apt remove virtualbox virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-guest-additions-iso # download appropriate .deb (Noble in my case) from: https://www.oracle.com/virtualization/technologies/vm/downloads/virtualbox-downloads.html # install virtualbox-7.2 sudo gdebi virtualbox-7.2_7.2.6-172322~Ubuntu~noble_amd64.deb # download associated Guest Additions ISO: https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/7.2.6/VBoxGuestAdditions_7.2.6.iso # remove old Guest Additions ISO and replace it with the new one cd /usr/share/virtualbox sudo rm VBoxGuestAdditions.iso sudo mv ~/Downloads/VBoxGuestAdditions_7.2.6.iso /usr/share/virtualbox # launch virtualbox from command-line (evidently no .desktop is installed by the new package) virtualbox # manually update the Guest Additions ISO in the optical media library I think one needs to rename VBoxGuestAdditions_7.2.6.iso to VBoxGuestAdditions.iso for it to be automatically recognized within virtualbox, but I did not do this. I had to reboot a second time after installing the new Guest Additions to get the mouse capture to work correctly. Initially, it was uncapturing the mouse upon entering the guest Windows OS task bar area. I had to use keyboard controls to logout and reboot. After that, mouse capture appeared to work correctly. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2136499 Title: virtualbox-dkms FTBFS in Noble with the linux-6.17 kernel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/+bug/2136499/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
