Thanks Dennis, I'll give this a try today !! On the guest additions I downloaded a deb file but when I try to mnt in the cdrom it errors with invalid file type. This project (VM & installing tools) is definitely a much bigger project than anticipated. ...
On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 10:39 AM Dennis Lee Bieber <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, 14 Sep 2019 10:06:07 -0700 (PDT), Brian Tremaine > <[email protected]> declaimed the > following: > > > > > > >I now have Debian 10 (Buster) in a VirtualBox 6.0 VM on a Windows 10 > >laptop. I've been working through Derek Molloy's book on setting up the > >cross-platform tools. > > > > Which is something I just updated to earlier this week (took > forever to > get the Virtual Box Guest Additions to build/work). > > > > >In chapter 7 (page 309) when I give command apt-cache search > >cross-build-essential there is no response, just prompt > > > >root@debian:~# > > > > > >When I issue command sudo apt install crossbuild-essential-armhf I get: > >reading package list … done > >building dependency tree > >reading state information … done > >E: unable to locate package crossbuild-essential-armhf > > > From my command history > > 77 sudo apt-cache search cross-build-essential > 78 sudo apt-get install crossbuild-essential-armhf > > wulfraed@debian:~$ !77 > sudo apt-cache search cross-build-essential > [sudo] password for wulfraed: > crossbuild-essential-amd64 - Informational list of cross-build-essential > packages > crossbuild-essential-arm64 - Informational list of cross-build-essential > packages > crossbuild-essential-armel - Informational list of cross-build-essential > packages > crossbuild-essential-armhf - Informational list of cross-build-essential > packages > crossbuild-essential-i386 - Informational list of cross-build-essential > packages > crossbuild-essential-mips - Informational list of cross-build-essential > packages > crossbuild-essential-mips64el - Informational list of cross-build-essential > packages > crossbuild-essential-mipsel - Informational list of cross-build-essential > packages > crossbuild-essential-powerpc - Informational list of cross-build-essential > packages > crossbuild-essential-ppc64el - Informational list of cross-build-essential > packages > crossbuild-essential-s390x - Informational list of cross-build-essential > packages > wulfraed@debian:~$ > > > > > >Side note, I installed Debian using 3 iso DVD images. When I upgrade > >packages I get prompted to mount a DVD. I have mounted each of the 3 > DVD's > >and tried the above install with the same result on each. > > > > I used the GUI "Expert" mode installation -- when asked for > repository > options I included them. (I also disable root login!) I also told it to > scan each of the DVD images while it was setting up the apt repositories. > > > > >Any suggestions how to proceed? I am stuck. > > > > Check your repository sources list to ensure you have more than > just > the DVDs in it (mine follows), and then do an apt-get update before > searching for things. > > -=-=-=- > wulfraed@debian:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list > # > > deb [trusted=yes] cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 10.0.0 _Buster_ - Official amd64 > DVD Binary-3 20190706-10:24]/ buster contrib main > deb [trusted=yes] cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 10.0.0 _Buster_ - Official amd64 > DVD Binary-2 20190706-10:24]/ buster contrib main > deb [trusted=yes] cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 10.0.0 _Buster_ - Official amd64 > DVD Binary-1 20190706-10:24]/ buster contrib main > > deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main non-free contrib > deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main non-free contrib > > deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main contrib > non-free > deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main > contrib non-free > > # buster-updates, previously known as 'volatile' > deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster-updates main contrib non-free > deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster-updates main contrib non-free > > # buster-backports, previously on backports.debian.org > deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster-backports main contrib non-free > deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster-backports main contrib > non-free > -=-=-=- > > (Actually -- I've just now commented out the DVD entries; after all, the > index files won't be updating so I don't need the "failed to download" > messages from apt-get update for them) > > Installing Eclipse was the big pain. You'd think they could create > an > installer that makes such a big system usable from multiple accounts, but > if I installed using "sudo", I had to use "sudo" to run it. So it ended up > being removed and reinstalled into my user account itself. > > > > -- > Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber AF6VN > [email protected] > http://wlfraed.microdiversity.freeddns.org/ > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/pqssne1qkvic36n3gva3m6gi14rp9mvl3c%404ax.com > . > -- *TremaineConsultingGroup.com* LinkedIn <https://linkedin.com/in/btremaine/> 669-273-6035 -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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