virtualbox-guest-modules-artix: installing linux4.16 breaks dependency [solved]

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virtualbox-guest-modules-artix: installing linux4.16 breaks dependency [solved]

06 April 2018, 00:07:17

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:: virtualbox-guest-modules-artix: installing linux (4.16-1) breaks dependency 'linux<4.16'

Re: :: virtualbox-guest-modules-artix: installing linux (4.16-1) breaks dependency '

Reply #1 – 06 April 2018, 23:05:22

Not sure if you have a hard dependency on VirtualBox 4.16 or what the difference is between virtualbox-gues-modules-artix and the standard DKMS versions are but I'm using:

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virtualbox 5.2.8-1
virtualbox-guest-iso 5.2.8-1
virtualbox-host-dkms 5.2.8-1

from community and I don't seem to have any issues with this version combination?

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Reply #2 – 06 April 2018, 23:25:10

That's what I did for now, I removed the -guest-modules-artix and upgraded the kernel
I'm just letting devs know there is a dependency problem with the pkg.
But after removing it and running the 4.16 vms kept crashing, which they didn't do before.

Re: virtualbox-guest-modules-artix: installing linux4.16 breaks dependency [solved]

Reply #3 – 08 April 2018, 09:45:52

Update: No conflict with new version of VBox and vbox-modules-artix but now the modules (host/guest) have a conflict with dkms

I am not very familiar with dkms (dynamic kernel ....) and how necessary it is, if one knows please throw a hint or two.

Re: virtualbox-guest-modules-artix: installing linux4.16 breaks dependency [solved]

Reply #4 – 08 April 2018, 10:18:15

DKMS will recompile any driver you install via dkms pkgs for every kernel update automatically.

Re: virtualbox-guest-modules-artix: installing linux4.16 breaks dependency [solved]

Reply #5 – 08 April 2018, 13:37:56

Quote from: psy0nic – on 08 April 2018, 10:18:15

DKMS will recompile any driver you install via dkms pkgs for every kernel update automatically.

As long as you use a terminal, pamac does not work well with DKMS

Re: virtualbox-guest-modules-artix: installing linux4.16 breaks dependency [solved]

Reply #6 – 08 April 2018, 14:16:56

Use qemu kvm so much easier and less buggy.

Re: virtualbox-guest-modules-artix: installing linux4.16 breaks dependency [solved]

Reply #7 – 08 April 2018, 20:09:01

I got so mad at it freezing up on me so many times I removed all Vbox from artix, it used to run better a while ago.
Last time I used qemu I was getting mad at it and installed vbox. It seems I go in circles, every few months I try to use some VM.

Re: virtualbox-guest-modules-artix: installing linux4.16 breaks dependency [solved]

Reply #8 – 08 April 2018, 22:51:27

I'm not an expert by any means but I live and die by VirtualBox for the last few years and use it 24/7 and don't have any issues even with some pretty complex setups including on headless VirtualBox servers so I'll help where I can if I can. On Artix, I only had lockups a few weeks ago but after the recent updates those seem to be gone as of the versions I mentioned with the dkms modules and it was only on a Lenovo Yoga 2 pro with a crappy Intel video card.