The Guest Additions had been successfully updated. Vermagic: 4.4.104-31-default SMP mod_unload modversions This command updated openSUSE and installed some new packages.Īnd finally when I rebooted the VM, and checked the version of the Guest Additions, the output was as shown sudo /usr/sbin/modinfo vboxguestįilename: /lib/modules/4.4.104-39-default/misc/vboxguest.koĭescription: Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions for Linux ModuleĪlias: pci:v000080EEd0000CAFEsv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*

The commands zypper in kernel-devel gcc make also did nothing as the packages were already installed. I went to Yast and installed Linux Kernel Development as shown below and rebooted.īut the installer was still giving the same error. You may need to restart the Window System (or just restart the guest system) VirtualBox Guest Additions: modprobe vboxsf failed VirtualBox Guest Additions: Running kernel modules will not be replaced until the system is restarted Kernel-default-devel kernel-default-devel-4.4.92-31 The distribution packages containing the headers are probably: Please install the Linux kernel “header” files matching the current kernelįor adding new hardware support to the system. This system is currently not set up to build kernel modules. VirtualBox Guest Additions: Building the VirtualBox Guest Additions kernel modules. Removing installed version 5.2.6 of VirtualBox Guest Additions… Uncompressing VirtualBox 5.2.6 Guest Additions for Linux……. Vhcalnplci:/run/media/pravin/VBox_GAs_5.2.6 # sh. Go to the folder of the Guest Additions and run the installer:.Type the command zypper in kernel-devel gcc make.Insert the Guest Additions CD image from the Devices menu.How do you update the Guest Additions on VirtualBox? But your openSUSE virtual machine is still using the old version of the Guest Additions? This causes VirtualBox to display a nagging message asking you to update. You just updated your VirtualBox to the latest version.

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