Got error during installation of Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
Solution 1:
Virtualbox Extension Pack needs to be installed using root powers according to these bug reports:
- Extpack "Error creating textual authentication agent"
- ExtPack installation failure
- Extpack installation fails
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LatestVirtualBoxVersion=$(wget -qO - http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/LATEST.TXT) && wget "http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/${LatestVirtualBoxVersion}/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-${LatestVirtualBoxVersion}.vbox-extpack"
https://www.virtualbox.org/download/hashes/${LatestVirtualBoxVersion}/SHA256SUMS
sudo VBoxManage extpack install --replace Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-${LatestVirtualBoxVersion}.vbox-extpack
VBoxManage list extpacks
Solution 2:
Any of the following methods will solve the issue:
* GUI way
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Run VirtualBox as root
sudo virtualbox
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Go to File→Preferences (or Ctrl+G)
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Open Extensions tab
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Click top right button
labeled with Add new package.
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Select downloaded extpack, click Install, agree with license
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Close VirtualBox
Then open VirtualBox as normal user and repeat steps 2-5 again.
* Terminal way
Install with VBoxManage
command:
$ sudo VBoxManage extpack install \
~/Downloads/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.1.38.vbox-extpack
...
Successfully installed "Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack".
As the result it is shown in Preferences→Extensions:
and in terminal:
$ vboxmanage list extpacks
Extension Packs: 1
Pack no. 0: Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
Version: 5.1.38
Revision: 122592
Edition:
Description: USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 Host Controller, Host Webcam, VirtualBox RDP, PXE ROM, Disk Encryption, NVMe.
VRDE Module: VBoxVRDP
Usable: true
Why unusable: