(Solved) Virtualbox install problem

[farkas]

Trying to install VB, I'v run into a problem which I haven't encountered before.
System info:

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anyu@anyu ~ $ inxi -Fmxz
System:    Host: anyu Kernel: 4.15.0-42-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   System: Gigabyte product: Z170XP-SLI v: Default string
           Mobo: Gigabyte model: Z270XP-SLI-CF v: x.x
           Bios: American Megatrends v: F7 date: 07/07/2017
CPU:       Quad core Intel Core i5-7500 (-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 27264
           clock speeds: max: 3800 MHz 1: 1157 MHz 2: 3399 MHz 3: 2631 MHz
           4: 3230 MHz
Memory:    No dmidecode memory data: try newer kernel.
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA GK208 [GeForce GT 730] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: nvidia (unloaded: fbdev,vesa,nouveau)
           Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: GeForce GT 730/PCIe/SSE2
           GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 384.130 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 Intel Device a2f0 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
           Card-2 NVIDIA GK208 HDMI/DP Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.0-42-generic
Network:   Card-1: Intel Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V
           driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k bus-ID: 00:1f.6
           IF: enp0s31f6 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
           driver: iwlwifi bus-ID: 04:00.0
           IF: wlp4s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 2256.5GB (11.5% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: MKNSSDTR256GB size: 256.1GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: ST2000DM006 size: 2000.4GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 227G used: 121G (57%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.54GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8C mobo: 27.8C gpu: 0.0:39C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 202 Uptime: 29 min Memory: 3643.3/7931.5MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 
anyu@anyu ~ $ 

This is how I tried to install VB:

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anyu@anyu ~ $ sudo apt-key add oracle_vbox_2016.asc
[sudo] password for anyu: 
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for anyu: 
gpg: can't open `oracle_vbox_2016.asc': No such file or directory
anyu@anyu ~ $ wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
OK
anyu@anyu ~ $ wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
OK
anyu@anyu ~ $ sudo apt-get update
Hit:1 http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:3 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian bionic InRelease        
Hit:4 http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease            
Hit:5 http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease          
Ign:2 http://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/linuxmint-packages sylvia InRelease       
Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [107 kB]
Hit:7 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                     
Get:9 https://content.runescape.com/downloads/ubuntu trusty InRelease [2,236 B]
Hit:8 http://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/linuxmint-packages sylvia Release         
Fetched 109 kB in 1s (105 kB/s)                                                
Reading package lists... Done
N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'non-free/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian bionic InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386'
N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'contrib/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian bionic InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386'
W: https://content.runescape.com/downloads/ubuntu/dists/trusty/InRelease: Signature by key AAC9264309E4D717441DB9527373B12CE03BEB4B uses weak digest algorithm (SHA1)
anyu@anyu ~ $ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-5.2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 virtualbox-5.2 : Depends: libc6 (>= 2.27) but 2.23-0ubuntu10 is to be installed
                  Depends: libcurl4 (>= 7.16.2) but it is not installable
                  Depends: libqt5core5a (>= 5.9.0~beta) but 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.5 is to be installed
                  Depends: libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.7.0) but 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.5 is to be installed
                  Depends: libqt5x11extras5 (>= 5.6.0) but 5.5.1-3build1 is to be installed
                  Depends: libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0) but it is not installable
                  Depends: libvpx5 (>= 1.6.0) but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
anyu@anyu ~ $ 

I would appreciate help with this problem.
What can I do to resolve this?

[philotux]

Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Hit:3 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian bionic InRelease

You have added the repository for Bionic while LM 18.3 is based on Xenial. You will need to change that in your sources. Open Software Sources from the meny. Under "Additional repositories" mark the entry for Vitualbox and click "Edit URL..". The new line should read (copy and paste):

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deb [arch=amd64] https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian xenial contrib

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[farkas]

Thank you, this a problem with my mom's computer. I'll have to to try it tomorrow.

[philotux]

You are welcome and good luck!

[farkas]

Thank you, this a problem with my mom's computer. I'll have to to try it tomorrow.

What if there are no entries in Additional Repositories?
Do I just enter it?
There are no entries in mine. VB works on my machine. I had a few hiccups to get VB to work on my machine, thanks to the help from LM forums they were solved.

[philotux]

Most probably you installed the version in the repositories.
If you wish you could remove the entry from the Software sources and then install the version from the repos. Or else remove it and start the whole process from the scratch:

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wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
echo deb https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian xenial  contrib | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list
apt update
apt install virtualbox-5.2

Edit: changing bionic to xenial in the command lines above

[farkas]

That maybe so. when I checked in Menu under Admin there was no VB of any kind. How do I check?
Sorry! I was responding while you were still posting. I'll try your suggestion. Thanks!

[farkas]

Thank you, I'll have to to try it tomorrow.
Do I use

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apt purge virtualbox* 

before your suggested code?

[philotux]

if one is already installed, then yes. You could check that by running:

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apt-cache policy virtualbox

If it says installed then run the code.

[farkas]

Thanks , I'm just getting all my ducks in row so I get all of it right.

[philotux]

I guess we got it now. Good luck tomorrow!

philotux


PS. I don't even have VB installed on my system since quite a while. Maybe I should have stayed out of this thread

[farkas]

Thank you philotux! Glad you got in this thread.

[philotux]

You are welcome!
Good to know that it is solved.