Fedora 21 VirtualBox

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VirtualBox Install to f21 Workstation

  • NOTE: fully yum update of f21_final_RC1-live workstation x86_64 to bare metal

uses kernel 3.17.2.-300

Install VirtualBox 4.3.18 r96516

  • In f21 Workstation terminal:
$ su -c 'yum install gcc kernel-devel'

Installing:

gcc                x86_64     4.9.2-1.fc21           updates-testing      18 M
kernel-devel       x86_64     3.17.2-300.fc21        fedora              9.1 M

Installing for dependencies:

binutils           x86_64     2.24-21.fc21           fedora              5.0 M
cpp                x86_64     4.9.2-1.fc21           updates-testing     7.0 M
glibc-devel        x86_64     2.20-5.fc21            fedora              902 k
glibc-headers      x86_64     2.20-5.fc21            fedora              488 k
kernel-headers     x86_64     3.17.2-300.fc21        fedora              943 k
libmpc             x86_64     1.0.2-3.fc21           fedora               55 k

Transaction Summary Install 2 Packages (+6 Dependent packages) Total download size: 41 M Installed size: 120 M Is this ok [y/d/N]: y Downloading packages: No Presto metadata available for fedora (1/8): binutils-2.24-21.fc21.x86_64.rpm | 5.0 MB 00:11 (2/8): cpp-4.9.2-1.fc21.x86_64.rpm | 7.0 MB 00:11 (3/8): glibc-devel-2.20-5.fc21.x86_64.rpm | 902 kB 00:02 (4/8): glibc-headers-2.20-5.fc21.x86_64.rpm | 488 kB 00:01 (5/8): kernel-headers-3.17.2-300.fc21.x86_64.rpm | 943 kB 00:01 (6/8): libmpc-1.0.2-3.fc21.x86_64.rpm | 55 kB 00:04 (7/8): kernel-devel-3.17.2-300.fc21.x86_64.rpm | 9.1 MB 00:14 (8/8): gcc-4.9.2-1.fc21.x86_64.rpm | 18 MB 00:34


Total 1.2 MB/s | 41 MB 00:35 Running transaction check Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded Running transaction (shutdown inhibited) Warning: RPMDB altered outside of yum.

 Installing : libmpc-1.0.2-3.fc21.x86_64                                   1/8 i
 Installing : cpp-4.9.2-1.fc21.x86_64                                      2/8 
 Installing : kernel-headers-3.17.2-300.fc21.x86_64                        3/8 
 Installing : glibc-headers-2.20-5.fc21.x86_64                             4/8 
 Installing : glibc-devel-2.20-5.fc21.x86_64                               5/8 
 Installing : binutils-2.24-21.fc21.x86_64                                 6/8 
 Installing : gcc-4.9.2-1.fc21.x86_64                                      7/8 
 Installing : kernel-devel-3.17.2-300.fc21.x86_64                          8/8 
 Verifying  : kernel-devel-3.17.2-300.fc21.x86_64                          1/8 
 Verifying  : cpp-4.9.2-1.fc21.x86_64                                      2/8 
 Verifying  : glibc-headers-2.20-5.fc21.x86_64                             3/8 
 Verifying  : glibc-devel-2.20-5.fc21.x86_64                               4/8 
 Verifying  : binutils-2.24-21.fc21.x86_64                                 5/8 
 Verifying  : libmpc-1.0.2-3.fc21.x86_64                                   6/8 
 Verifying  : gcc-4.9.2-1.fc21.x86_64                                      7/8 
 Verifying  : kernel-headers-3.17.2-300.fc21.x86_64                        8/8 

Installed:

 gcc.x86_64 0:4.9.2-1.fc21        kernel-devel.x86_64 0:3.17.2-300.fc21       

Dependency Installed:

 binutils.x86_64 0:2.24-21.fc21            cpp.x86_64 0:4.9.2-1.fc21           
 glibc-devel.x86_64 0:2.20-5.fc21          glibc-headers.x86_64 0:2.20-5.fc21  
 kernel-headers.x86_64 0:3.17.2-300.fc21   libmpc.x86_64 0:1.0.2-3.fc21        

Complete!

 su -c 'yum install dkms time'

Password: Loaded plugins: langpacks Package time-1.7-46.fc21.x86_64 already installed and latest version Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package dkms.noarch 0:2.2.0.3-28.git.7c3e7c5.fc21 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

Package    Arch         Version                             Repository    Size

Installing:

dkms       noarch       2.2.0.3-28.git.7c3e7c5.fc21         fedora        81 k

Transaction Summary

Install 1 Package

Total download size: 81 k Installed size: 221 k Is this ok [y/d/N]: y Downloading packages: dkms-2.2.0.3-28.git.7c3e7c5.fc21.noarch.rpm | 81 kB 00:01 Running transaction check Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded Running transaction (shutdown inhibited)

 Installing : dkms-2.2.0.3-28.git.7c3e7c5.fc21.noarch                      1/1 
 Verifying  : dkms-2.2.0.3-28.git.7c3e7c5.fc21.noarch                      1/1 

Installed:

 dkms.noarch 0:2.2.0.3-28.git.7c3e7c5.fc21                                     

Complete!

$ su -c 'wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo -O /etc/yum.repos.d/virtualbox.repo'

Password: --2014-11-09 11:35:13-- http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo Resolving download.virtualbox.org (download.virtualbox.org)... 137.254.120.26 Connecting to download.virtualbox.org (download.virtualbox.org)|137.254.120.26|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 225 [text/plain] Saving to: ‘/etc/yum.repos.d/virtualbox.repo’

100%[======================================>] 225 --.-K/s in 0s

2014-11-09 11:35:13 (34.3 MB/s) - ‘/etc/yum.repos.d/virtualbox.repo’ saved [225/225]


 ./VirtualBox-4.3.18-96516-Linux_amd64.run

Verifying archive integrity... All good.

[root@localhost Downloads]# ./VirtualBox-4.3.18-96516-Linux_amd64.run Verifying archive integrity... All good. Uncompressing VirtualBox for Linux installation............ VirtualBox Version 4.3.18 r96516 (2014-10-10T18:49:15Z) installer Installing VirtualBox to /opt/VirtualBox Python found: python, installing bindings... Building the VirtualBox kernel modules

VirtualBox has been installed successfully.

You will find useful information about using VirtualBox in the user manual

 /opt/VirtualBox/UserManual.pdf

and in the user FAQ

 http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/User_FAQ

We hope that you enjoy using VirtualBox.

[root@localhost Downloads]#

Upgrade to VirtualBox-4.3.20-96996

$ su Password: [root@localhost Downloads]# ./VirtualBox-4.3.20-96996-Linux_amd64.run Verifying archive integrity... All good. Uncompressing VirtualBox for Linux installation............ VirtualBox Version 4.3.20 r96996 (2014-11-21T14:12:48Z) installer Removing previous installation of VirtualBox 4.3.18 r96516 from /opt/VirtualBox Installing VirtualBox to /opt/VirtualBox Python found: python, installing bindings... Building the VirtualBox kernel modules

VirtualBox has been installed successfully.

You will find useful information about using VirtualBox in the user manual

 /opt/VirtualBox/UserManual.pdf

and in the user FAQ

 http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/User_FAQ

We hope that you enjoy using VirtualBox.