On Thursday 25 December 2008 12:37:47 am Bob Skaroff wrote: > it's obvious from your response to my post that there are at > least two things that you don't understand. Allow me to > enlighten you, my boy.
FO I am not your boy Your initial response looked like you thought you could download and install any copy of VirtualBox. Your complaint appeared to be that the site should have told you to download a Debian copy. It does! > > On Wednesday 24 December 2008 11:35:01 am Bob Skaroff wrote: > > > it took me some time and the installation of an incorrect > > > package to realize that i needed to install virtualbox-2.1 > > > for debian, not simply virtualbox (that was version 1.6.6) > > > > WTF is this found here > > > > http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads > > > > # Debian 5.0 ("Lenny") i386 | AMD64 > > # Debian 4.0 ("Etch") i386 | AMD64 > > # Debian 3.1 ("Sarge") i386 > > > > Debian-based Linux distributions: Add one of the following > > lines according to your distribution to your > > /etc/apt/sources.list: > > > > deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian intrepid > > non-free > > deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian hardy > > non-free deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian > > gutsy non-free deb > > http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian dapper > > non-free deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian > > lenny non-free deb > > http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian etch non-free > > deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian sarge > > non-free deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian > > xandros4.0-xn non-free > > > > The Sun public key for apt-secure can be downloaded here. You > > can add this key with > > > > sudo apt-key add sun_vbox.asc > > > > or combine downloading and registering: > > > > wget -q > > http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/sun_vbox.asc > > -O- | sudo apt-key add - > > > > The key fingerprint is > > > > AF45 1228 01DA D613 29EF 9570 DCF9 F87B 6DFB CBAE > > Sun Microsystems, Inc. (xVM VirtualBox archive signing key) > > <[email protected]> > > > > > > -- > > Stealth -- Stealth _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
