Virtualbox With New Kernel

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@Duckeenie..
Many Thanks..
Enigma..!! I think I need a new brain,
unfortunately my usual supplier is out of real ones

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The voyage of discovery continues...
Whilst doing some more research I came across some references to "Two versions of Guest additions being installed"
So I checked my Linux Lite VM's, sure enough I have this warning:

Code:

dave@vm-ll22:~$ sudo dkms status

[sudo] password for dave:
vboxguest, 4.3.26, 3.13.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox-guest, 4.3.10, 3.13.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
(WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!)
(WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!)
(WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!)
dave@vm2-ll22:~$

I have the up-to-date version 4.3.26, and the default 4.3.10 which is in most(all) Ubuntu based distros
The default is there to enable certain features immediately if you install straight into a VM.
There is an issue with the Guest Additions installer, it does not remove the default, it's named differently.
It should not cause any problems, but can under certain condition, "not found what they are..??"

After much digging, and trial and error I fixed it with:

So do the following in the "guest", it's case sensitive.?:

Code:

sudo apt-get purge VirtualBox*
sudo apt-get purge virtualBox*

Re-boot,
Now you will end up with a small 800X480 display and maybe limited mouse movement
So you may need to do manual, not mouse clicks.
Open a terminal, ctrl-alt-t.

Code:

sudo apt-get install dkms
sudo /etc/init.d/vboxadd setup

Open the little Virtualbox menu and select "Insert Guest Additions CD image"
Open the CD image, then right click "Open Terminal Here", then:

Code:

sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

Close terminal, and reboot VM.
Open the little Virtualbox menu and select "View" and click on "Switch to Fullscreen"
Then check again:

Code:

dave@vm2-ll22:~$ sudo dkms status
[sudo] password for dave:
vboxguest, 4.3.32, 3.13.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
dave@vm2-ll22:~$

Now fixed, 1 vboxguest additions.