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A recurring issue I have when creating new Linux VMs under VirtualBox is to make the Guest Additions to work.
Some dependencies are straighforward:
# apt-get install build-essential module-assistant
But then, there is the linux-headers dependency:
# apt-get install linux-headers
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package linux-headers is a virtual package provided by:
linux-headers-3.2.0-4-rt-amd64 3.2.46-1+deb7u1
linux-headers-3.2.0-4-amd64 3.2.46-1+deb7u1
linux-headers-rt-amd64 3.2+46
linux-headers-amd64 3.2+46
You should explicitly select one to install.
E: Package 'linux-headers' has no installation candidate
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How to find out which one? uname for the rescue:
# uname -a
Linux debian-xxxx 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.46-1+deb7u1 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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In my case 3.2.0-4-amd64, just append it to my last apt-get command:
# apt-get install linux-headers-3.2.0-4-amd64
Now installing the Guest Additions should work:
# cd /media/cdrom
# sh VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
Good luck!
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