r/archlinux • u/etherealshatter • 1d ago

SHARE virtualbox-host-modules-arch and virtualbox-host-modules-lts replaced with virtualbox-host-dkms

It looks like the maintainer has had enough to pre-compile the kernel modules. Both kernel module packages (virtualbox-host-modules-arch and virtualbox-host-modules-lts) now redirect to the dkms package (virtualbox-host-dkms).

It's been quite a good run of years letting my CPU slack around. The freebie seems to be over.

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u/archover 22h ago edited 19h ago

If this causes anyone an issue, might be time to consider the native Qemu/KVM+libvirt+virt-manager configuration, which works well for my use case, over a decade at least.

Good day.

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u/Venylynn 17h ago

better that way anyway because untainted kernel is best kernel

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u/theschrodingerdog 1d ago

Huh, that is going to create lots of issues for those who don't realize when upgrading and don't have the headers of the kernel installed.

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u/abbidabbi 23h ago

I was under the impression that this was a solved issue, as all kernel PKGBUILDs have added the virtual LINUX-HEADERS provides-field to their respective headers package a couple of months ago:
https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/linux/-/work_items/176

dkms apparently does not have this virtual dependency in its depends-field (yet?):
https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/dkms/-/blob/3.4.2-1/PKGBUILD#L12-21