[Pkg-virtualbox-devel] Bug#626406: Bug#626406: virtualbox-ose-guest-utils: Does not work, or Do not understand what it is useful for

Eugen Dedu Eugen.Dedu at pu-pm.univ-fcomte.fr
Thu May 12 09:10:00 UTC 2011


On 12/05/11 09:16, Michael Meskes wrote:
>> However, after installing virtualbox-ose-guest-utils, virtualbox
>> still tells me that guest additions are not installed!!  Does this
>> Debian package install guest additions?  If yes, why virtualbox
>> still tells me no?  If no, then what is the purpose of this package?
>
> virtualbox-ose-guest-utils is for installation inside the guest and thus only
> for Debian guests. You can get the Windows guest utils either from the internet
> or by installing virtualbox-guest-additions to the host which will install the
> same iso image as downloadable from the internet. Then you can install the
> guest utils from this CD image.

Thank you, but I still do not fully understand.

So virtualbox-ose-guest-utils is to be installed on guest.  As it is a 
debian package, it is to be installed (it works) only on Debian guests. 
  Then why is it about "non-X11 guest utilities", since the Debian guest 
is a X11 system?  On Debian guest, only virtualbox-ose-guest-x11 should 
exist.

-- 
Eugen





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