Virtual Box install problem on FC10

David dgboles at comcast.net
Mon Jun 8 23:05:38 UTC 2009


On 6/8/2009 6:52 PM, Mike Wright wrote:
> Yoram Halberstam wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've tried, unsucessfully, to install Sun Virtual Box on my FC10. It's
>> a bit
>> of a funny install where you have to install the package and then
>> compile it
>> for your system... Very well, I'm not a Linux expert so I suspect it
>> has to
>> do with virtualization in the kernel.
> 
> Hello, Yoram,
> 
> I just installed VirtualBox onto an f10 system and was amazed at how
> easily/completely it was done, including setting up the user and
> appropriate devices.
> 
> I can't speak to any special requirements you may have, but for me it
> went without a hitch.
> 
> Straight from the horse's mouth:
> 
>     http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
> 
> There are fedora installs for 7 through 11.
> 
> The user manual is in .pdf; section 2.3 covers Linux installs.
> 
> Sun is to be credited for a job well done.


Sun bought the 'work-in-progress' already done by others. Sun could be
credited with a cash influx I guess.


-- 


  David




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