[Solved]Installing VB Extension_pack-6.1.26 error

[JJF]

As I could not access an USB device from a perfectly working VirtualBox, I tried to add / install (the missing) extension_pack, which yielded the attached message:

Failed to run /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxExtPackHelperApp --stdout /tmp/VBoxExtPackHelper-ayqkjk/stdout --stderr /tmp/VBoxExtPackHelper-ayqkjk/stderr --elevated install --base-dir /usr/lib/virtualbox/ExtensionPacks --cert-dir /usr/share/virtualbox/ExtPackCertificates --name 'Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack' --tarball /home/jacob/Downloads/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.26.vbox-extpack --sha-256 aaa1a1f8615d5bd2e08b158ce6f415262fbb595e169e2d415c5b1844ac258eee.

System details:
Mageia 8, cinnamon dt, dual boot Mageia and Windows 10, Dual monitor.

Please advise
JJF

[sturmvogel]

You are sure that your VBox addition version matches your VBox version?
Because actual we are at 6.1.30

Also see https://wiki.mageia.org/en/VirtualBox

Did you uninstall the old addition version beforehand? See https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html#intro-installing and https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#vboxmanage-extpack

It would also help if you post the complete terminal output including the actual command which you issued that lead to this message.

[JJF]

I read version No. from the help menu as can be seen from what I attached below

[sturmvogel]

Did you install it from Mageia repos? The version is outdated.
https://madb.mageia.org/package/show/name/virtualbox/arch/x86_64

[JJF]

Thanks
I manually installed the extension_pack Ver. 6.1.26, which I previously downloaded from Oracle site, as described in the link provided, as follows:

sudo VBoxManage extpack install --replace /home/jacob/Downloads/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.26.vbox-extpack

Other issues with my VirtualBox will be reported in a separate post

JJF

[doktor5000]

You may want to have a look at the pinned thread: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8518
Apart from that, the extension pack is not necessary for USB support in general, only for USB 2.0 support.