Unable to install virtualbox-3.0 on Ubuntu 8.04
I am attempting to install Sun Virtualbox on my Ubuntu laptop. I am downloading the .deb file from Sun's website. The install stops and tells me to check the vbox-install.log file.
** Compiling vboxdrv
Attempting to install using DKMS
Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/3.0.
/usr/src/vboxdrv-3.0.8
DKMS: add Completed.
Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.24-24-lpia cannot be found at
/lib/modules/2.6.24-24-lpi
You can use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.
Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install without
Makefile:147: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel. Specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again. Stop.
What can I do to fix this and get virtualbox installed?
** Compiling vboxdrv
Attempting to install using DKMS
Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/3.0.
/usr/src/vboxdrv-3.0.8
DKMS: add Completed.
Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.24-24-lpia cannot be found at
/lib/modules/2.6.24-24-lpi
You can use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.
Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install without
Makefile:147: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel. Specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again. Stop.
What can I do to fix this and get virtualbox installed?
if that doesn't work try installing it from source.
ASKER
Here is the output from what _3mp3ror_ suggested:
jon@jon:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for jon:
Hit http://download.virtualbox.org jaunty Release.gpg
Ign http://download.virtualbox.org jaunty/non-free Translation-en_US
Hit http://download.virtualbox.org jaunty Release
Hit http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com hardy/main Translation-en_US
(deleted other rows of text that didn't apply)
W: Failed to fetch http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/dists/jaunty/Release Unable to find expected entry non-free/binary-lpia/Packa
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
jon@jon:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
jon@jon:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic linux-source
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package linux-headers-generic
What isn't configured or configured incorrectly? Thanks for your time!
jon@jon:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for jon:
Hit http://download.virtualbox.org jaunty Release.gpg
Ign http://download.virtualbox.org jaunty/non-free Translation-en_US
Hit http://download.virtualbox.org jaunty Release
Hit http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com hardy/main Translation-en_US
(deleted other rows of text that didn't apply)
W: Failed to fetch http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/dists/jaunty/Release Unable to find expected entry non-free/binary-lpia/Packa
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
jon@jon:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
jon@jon:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic linux-source
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package linux-headers-generic
What isn't configured or configured incorrectly? Thanks for your time!
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Thanks!
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic linux-source