VirtualBox

Ticket #1519 (reopened task)

Opened 2 months ago

Last modified 2 weeks ago

Missing VirtualBox 1.6.0 debian repository for Hardy Heron

Reported by: Rexxy Assigned to:
Priority: major Version: VirtualBox 1.6.0
Keywords: repository, hardy heron, hardy non-free Cc:

Description

Hello together, I'm missing the debian way of installing signed virtualbox 1.6.0 by repository.

Did your team forget the debian ubuntu users who want to keep in touch of new releases of virtualbox by just adding the /etc/apt/sources.list? I used that way since spring 2007 and it worked like a charme. But now I tried to step forward with the following entries for Ubuntu 8.04 versions: 

# VirtualBox debian source by InnoTek GmbH/Sun Microsystems
deb http://www.virtualbox.org/debian hardy non-free

No success :-( latest version working was 

deb http://www.virtualbox.org/debian gutsy non-free

Ubuntu 8.04 (=hardy) was released two weeks ago. Hardy is a long term support version (desktop editions until 2011 and server edition until 2013). In my opinion Ubuntu hardy will be more requested than older ones.

Sure I know the binaries related to Hardy Heron can be downloaded at your Sun download center and installed the manual alternate way. But why running the hard way if you can get the best one like before?

And, did your team revoke that common usual download way with signed packages? If yes, will that be announced?

A lot of ubuntu users would like to have a download possibility at http://www.virtualbox.org/debian/dists/hardy/non-free/binary-i386/Packages.gz or similar.

An alternate will be to get the virtualbox from the ubuntu repositories, but do you have an agreement with the ubuntu repository staff to do that right after your release day?

Kind regards Roland

Change History

05/14/08 10:54:05 changed by michael

  • status changed from new to closed.
  • resolution set to wontfix.

Unfortunately we will probably not be able to offer Debian repositories for future versions of VirtualBox, as we now have to comply with US export restrictions, which involve people downloading VirtualBox "clicking to accept" conditions.

05/31/08 22:54:32 changed by dflock

I'm not sure if this would comply with the regulations, but would it be possible to have a 'Sign-up to the Repository' page and put the 'Click to Accept' box on there? If you tick the box and click the 'Agree' button this takes you to a page with the repo address & instructions etc...?

Also, there's no 'click to accept' or anything like that on the official download page:

https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_SMI-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=innotek-1.6-G-F@CDS-CDS_SMI

The license agreement doesn't mention export regulations and there are no other checkboxes that I saw.

Dunc

05/31/08 22:54:57 changed by dflock

  • status changed from closed to reopened.
  • resolution deleted.

(follow-up: ↓ 7 ) 06/01/08 21:39:17 changed by frank

  • status changed from reopened to closed.
  • resolution set to wontfix.

This is just not possible with Debian/Ubuntu repositories.

06/12/08 23:48:36 changed by SimonRS

  • status changed from closed to reopened.
  • resolution deleted.

If this problem is the same as with the Sun Java package, then there is a solution. If you install Sun Java on Ubuntu via apt-get, a dialog will pop open and ask you to accept the usage conditions. If the user confirms, the package is downloaded and installed.

It would be great, if you could look into this.

06/13/08 09:06:42 changed by frank

That is not entirely correct. The package is already downloaded when you get the question. And the problem with the Debian/Ubuntu solution is that we observed it very often that the wrong debconf frontend was selected and the installation was just stuck and the user didn't know that the dialog frontend has raised a question.

(in reply to: ↑ 4 ) 06/23/08 17:05:35 changed by itismike

Replying to frank:

This is just not possible with Debian/Ubuntu repositories.

So as a result of SUN taking over virtualBox, the package manager is unable to provide updates? That is contrary to the concept of a package manager. It sure was nice when my OS managed updates automatically.

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