Install VirtualBox 6.0 on Debian 10.

[giaur]

my transfer to the new system of Windows 7 on a conversion into a qcow generated error messages from Windows that I had changed machines, not authorized.

Because you exactly did that - change machine.

I had problems getting my Windows 7 set up in qemu in my stretch testing new computer, spice problems

You need spice drivers for Windows to work properly. They are poor though and often causes screen of death on Windows. The best you can do is to connect to guest via rdp. Anyway, Windows guests support is poor on qemu

[piperdan]

Thank you, but I installed VirtualBox by ".run" . I'm not a fan of SUSE. I guess you are a "MX Linux" developer?

They are Debian 10 packages, openSUSE just kindly provides a free platform in the cloud that builds and hosts the packages in a DEBIAN 10 repository for free. At least you could have checked out my link before rejecting the superior (IMHO) Debian packages out of hand--they are backported directly from upstream Debian. Eventually the exact same packages should appear in buster-backports, just like virtualbox was kept updated in stretch-backports for years.

So you can wait and hope for that, or use my packages. No big deal, I think other users will take advantage of them, though I will take the repo down when and if backports adds them.

Thanks stevepusser!

I just followed your link, and installation of VB version 6.0.10_Debian r132055 seemed to be just fine.

Downloaded a copy of the MX18.3 iso and tried it out. No joy. The board is not allowing me to attach a picture, but the messages are:

"Failed to open a session for the virtual machine MXLinux18.3"
Under details:

"The virtual machine 'MXLinux18.3' has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (0x1).


Result Code:
NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component:
MachineWrap
Interface:
IMachine {5047460a-265d-4538-b23e-ddba5fb84976}"

Hmmmmm

P.S.
I did check the integrity of the downloaded iso.

[piperdan]

Reinstalled VirtualBox using the procedure first referenced in this thread per the web site https://tecadmin.net/install-virtualbox ... 10-buster/

It installed and ran the downloaded MX18.3 just fine.