Virtual Box installation problems

[deb0and]

Hello

I am struggling installing virtual box on bt4 after checking nano /var/log/vbox-install.log below is the error message that is showing and I don't know what it means.

Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel. Specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again.

If someone could provide any help I would be most grateful

Thanks

[alfredo]

I think this is more of a Ubuntu question than a BT one. It sounds like you're missing the kernel headers, so try

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`

which should fix that.
Alfredo.

[deb0and]

Thanks well have tried this

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`

and this is what it tells me

E: Couldn't find package linux-headers-2.6.30.9

So i tried this too

apt-cache search linux-headers

and still nothing

I also have tried this

apt-get install build-essential

but again nothing all this tells me is that the build essential is at the newest version.

So i am still not sure what the original error message is asking me, or why virtualbox wont install correctly.

[sickness]

This has been cleared before. Take the .deb file from the official site and just install it.

[sprouty]

Hi,
I used the tutorial on this site and it worked a treat: Installing Virtualbox 3 for Backtrack 4 | apples, penguins and a window to another world

although i did have to update Virtual box but not biggy!

Cheers,

Sprouty

[deb0and]

Hi,
I used the tutorial on this site and it worked a treat: Installing Virtualbox 3 for Backtrack 4 | apples, penguins and a window to another world

although i did have to update Virtual box but not biggy!

Cheers,

Sprouty

Thanks Sprouty, this was the tutorial I was working from - still no luck yet