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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

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.

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

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 The version is outdated.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

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

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.

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