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I have a BIG problem with VirtualBox; every time I try to add or install the newest extension pack, it gives an error; at first, it asked me to add my user to the vboxuser group, which I already did, but still can't install the extensions pack.


How can I force Virtualbox to install it?


Error


It says, Failed to install extension pack—the path to the file, and the error itself.


Here I tried running it on the root terminal, but Virtualbox crashes.


 uri-MS-7267 uri # virtualbox
Qt CRITICAL: Qt-subapplication(20282)/kdeui (KIconLoader): Error: standard icon theme "oxygen" not found!

Qt WARNING: QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 3
Qt WARNING: QPainter::setCompositionMode: Painter not active
Qt WARNING: QPainter::end: Painter not active, aborted
Qt WARNING: QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 3
Qt WARNING: QPainter::setCompositionMode: Painter not active
Qt WARNING: QPainter::end: Painter not active, aborted
Segementation fault

When trying to install the Extpack from the terminal i get this:


 uri@uri-MS-7267 ~ $ sudo VBoxManage extpack install Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.0.10- 72436.vbox-extpack
0%...
Progress state: NS_ERROR_FAILURE
VBoxManage: error: Failed to install "/home/uri/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack- 4.0.10-72436.vbox-extpack": The installer failed with exit code 1: VBoxExtPackHelperApp: error: The owner is not root: '/usr/lib'

And I get nothing when using gksu.


 uri@uri-MS-7267 ~ $ gksu VBoxManage extpack install Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.0.10-72436.vbox-extpack
uri@uri-MS-7267 ~ $

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You can try to install the extension pack using the command line:



sudo VBoxManage extpack install <package file>


Some random things to check:




  • Virtualbox version and extension pack version must match.

  • Files on /usr/lib/virtualbox must be owned by root.

  • /usr/lib itself must be owned by root, too as Uri himself find.


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