I'm trying to install virtualbox guest additions for Kali Linux on Oracle VBox 5 as specified on the kali linux page.
When I run:
apt-get update
apt-get install -y virtualbox-guest-x11
virtualbox-guest-x11 has missing dependency xorg-video-abi-19 which I can't find a way to install.
root@kali:~# apt-get install -y virtualbox-guest-x11
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-guest-x11 : Depends: xorg-video-abi-19
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
root@kali:~# apt-get install -y xorg-video-abi-19
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package xorg-video-abi-19 is a virtual package provided by:
xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.2-1 [Not candidate version]
E: Package 'xorg-video-abi-19' has no installation candidate
Alternatively when I try the procedure described for older distros, I successfully install:
apt-get update && apt-get install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r)
However after running ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run I get the following:
root@kali:~# ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing VirtualBox 5.0.24 Guest Additions for Linux............
VirtualBox Guest Additions installer
Removing installed version 5.0.24 of VirtualBox Guest Additions...
Removing existing VirtualBox non-DKMS kernel modules ...done.
Copying additional installer modules ...
Installing additional modules ...
Removing existing VirtualBox non-DKMS kernel modules ...done.
Building the VirtualBox Guest Additions kernel modules
The headers for the current running kernel were not found. If the following
module compilation fails then this could be the reason.
Building the main Guest Additions module ...fail!
(Look at /var/log/vboxadd-install.log to find out what went wrong)
Doing non-kernel setup of the Guest Additions ...done.
If anyone could provide a solution for installing VB guest additions that would be great.
EDIT:
After running apt-get install build-essential dkms
The 2nd error changes to:
root@kali:~# ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing VirtualBox 5.0.24 Guest Additions for Linux............
VirtualBox Guest Additions installer
Removing installed version 5.0.24 of VirtualBox Guest Additions...
Removing existing VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules ...done.
Removing existing VirtualBox non-DKMS kernel modules ...done.
Copying additional installer modules ...
Installing additional modules ...
Removing existing VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules ...done.
Removing existing VirtualBox non-DKMS kernel modules ...done.
Building the VirtualBox Guest Additions kernel modules
The headers for the current running kernel were not found. If the following
module compilation fails then this could be the reason.
Building the main Guest Additions module ...fail!
(Look at /var/log/vboxadd-install.log to find out what went wrong)
Doing non-kernel setup of the Guest Additions ...done.
apt-get dist-upgradethen try it againapt-get dist-upgradepreviously and when running the command now, I only installed a few things. I rebooted then ranapt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r), however it seems I'm at the newest version: 'linux-headers-4.8.0-kali2-amd64 is already the newest version (4.8.11-1kali1). 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.'build-essential is already the newest version (12.2). build-essential set to manually installed. Suggested packages: python3-apport The following NEW packages will be installed: dkms linux-headers-amd64