Note, I removed the CD-ROM entries from my sources.list and apt update now completes without error: root@debian:/etc/apt# apt update Hit:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-updates InRelease Hit:2 http://security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates InRelease Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done All packages are up to date. root@debian:/etc/apt#
I still can't find any cross-build-essential results from apt-cache search. On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 2:31 PM Brian Tremaine <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dennis, > I edited my sources.list as attached, adding the [trusted=yes]. I think > this was the key. Now when I run apt update I get a longer response and no > warnings of untrusted repository. > > After that I was able to the following commands to install Guest Additions: > apt-get update && apt-get upgrade > apt-get install build-essential module-assistant > m-a prepare > ------> then Under Devices select Insert Guest Additions CD > Image... > this evidently causes VB to download GuestAdditions iso image > mount /media/cdrom > sh /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run > > The install then proceeded and took a couple minutes after it downloaded > a GuestAdditions iso image. It didn't use any Guest Additions file that I > downloaded. > > I can now use Guest Addition features such as copy & paste and change > window size. > > My apt update still shows errors (near bottom) and I can't install any > crossbuild essential files. apt-cache search cross-build-essential still > gives no response. I get an error: "Please use apt-cdrom to make this > CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs". > > Regards, > > > On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 1:49 PM Dennis Lee Bieber <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On Sun, 15 Sep 2019 10:53:12 -0700, Brian Tremaine >> <[email protected]> declaimed the >> following: >> >> >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. ... >> > >> >> You don't "mount" deb package files. >> >> You copy them to a location in the Debian OS, and use apt to >> install >> them... >> >> I think I'd downloaded them on the Windows side, then sftp to my >> working directory -- I'd tried (again, from the shell command history >> file) >> >> 18 sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) >> 19 ls >> 20 sudo apt install ./virtualbox-guest-dkms_6.0.10-dfsg-5_all.deb >> 21 sudo apt install ./virtualbox-guest-utils_6.0.10-dfsg-5_amd64.deb >> 22 sudo apt install ./virtualbox-guest-x11_6.0.10-dfsg-5_amd64.deb >> 23 sudo apt install ./virtualbox-guest-utils_6.0.10-dfsg-5_amd64.deb >> 24 sudo wget -O - >> >> https://db.debian.org/fetchkey.cgi?fingerprint=FEDEC1CB337BCF509F43C2243914B532F4DFBE99 >> | apt-key add >> 25 sudo su >> 26 ls >> 27 sudo apt-get remove virtualbox-guest-utils >> 28 sudo apt install ./virtualbox-guest-utils_6.0.10-dfsg-5_amd64.deb >> ./virtualbox-guest-x11_6.0.10-dfsg-5_amd64.deb >> >> but they didn't seem to work properly. Later after finding some version in >> ISO format (VBoxGuestAdditions_6.0.12.iso -- Oh, and I seem to be running >> VBox 6.0.12 also -- so fresh it wasn't on the Oracle download page, but >> showed up as an option when running the .10 installer in some advanced >> mode), mounting it, copying the contents to a directory on disk, and then >> running the install script (I've NEVER managed to get the installer to run >> from "CD" image). The copy was done using drag&drop, so not visible in the >> command lines >> >> 31 mkdir ga >> 32 cd ga >> 33 sudo ./autorun.sh >> 34 cd .. >> 35 ls >> 36 ls -al >> 37 sudo adduser wulfraed vboxsf >> >> I also had to shutdown the virtual machine and reboot it for some >> changes to take place. The last command above was to make the shared >> folder >> work for my user account. The shutdown/reboot seemed needed to make both >> the shared folder and clipboard sharing work (I did, for some time, also >> have problems with mouse integration). >> >> wulfraed@debian:~$ ls -l Downloads/ ga/ >> Downloads/: >> total 103972 >> -rw-r--r-- 1 wulfraed wulfraed 55446104 Sep 11 12:22 >> code_1.38.0-1567547996_amd64.deb >> -rw-r--r-- 1 wulfraed wulfraed 51016290 Sep 13 13:53 >> eclipse-inst-linux64.tar.gz >> >> ga/: >> total 62800 >> -r--r--r-- 1 wulfraed wulfraed 763 Jan 21 2019 AUTORUN.INF >> -r-xr-xr-x 1 wulfraed wulfraed 6384 Sep 3 05:50 autorun.sh >> drwxr-xr-x 2 wulfraed wulfraed 4096 Sep 11 11:33 cert >> drwxr-xr-x 2 wulfraed wulfraed 4096 Sep 11 11:33 NT3x >> drwxr-xr-x 2 wulfraed wulfraed 4096 Sep 11 11:33 OS2 >> -r-xr-xr-x 1 wulfraed wulfraed 4821 Sep 3 05:50 runasroot.sh >> -r--r--r-- 1 wulfraed wulfraed 547 Sep 3 05:56 TRANS.TBL >> -r--r--r-- 1 wulfraed wulfraed 3732295 Sep 3 05:49 >> VBoxDarwinAdditions.pkg >> -r--r--r-- 1 wulfraed wulfraed 3949 Sep 3 05:49 >> VBoxDarwinAdditionsUninstall.tool >> -r-xr-xr-x 1 wulfraed wulfraed 8611252 Sep 3 05:50 >> VBoxLinuxAdditions.run >> -r--r--r-- 1 wulfraed wulfraed 16587264 Sep 3 05:51 >> VBoxSolarisAdditions.pkg >> -r-xr-xr-x 1 wulfraed wulfraed 22919928 Sep 3 05:55 >> VBoxWindowsAdditions-amd64.exe >> -r-xr-xr-x 1 wulfraed wulfraed 270104 Sep 3 05:50 >> VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe >> -r-xr-xr-x 1 wulfraed wulfraed 12135576 Sep 3 05:52 >> VBoxWindowsAdditions-x86.exe >> wulfraed@debian:~$ >> >> I hate updating VirtualBox. Seems I have to do an Uninstall of >> the old >> version, and a Windows reboot -- otherwise some remnant file corrupts the >> new one start-up. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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/hi7tnetkmfttvhk08srbjhhol03bk0eosr%404ax.com >> . >> > > > -- > *TremaineConsultingGroup.com* > LinkedIn <https://linkedin.com/in/btremaine/> > > 669-273-6035 > -- *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. 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