| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/virtualbox-kvm.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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| Package Base: | virtualbox-kvm |
| Description: | Powerful x86 virtualization for enterprise as well as home use (KVM backend) |
| Upstream URL: | https://github.com/cyberus-technology/virtualbox-kvm |
| Licenses: | GPL-3.0-only AND (GPL-3.0-only OR CDDL-1.0) |
| Conflicts: | virtualbox, virtualbox-ose |
| Replaces: | virtualbox-ose |
| Submitter: | xyzzy |
| Maintainer: | knoelli |
| Last Packager: | knoelli |
| Votes: | 15 |
| Popularity: | 0.41 |
| First Submitted: | 2024-02-08 19:08 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2026-03-30 19:13 (UTC) |
NLS language fix (German + others)
Problem: VirtualBox reports "Could not find a language file for the language de in /usr/lib/virtualbox/nls"
Fix: Add after libraries installation (~line 135 in package()):
```bash
install -d -m0755 "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/virtualbox/nls" install -m0644 "${srcdir}/VirtualBox-${_vboxver}/out/linux.amd64/release/bin/nls/"*.qm \ "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/virtualbox/nls/"
Re-added the --disable-hardening option (although hardening is supported).
The reasons have been discussed here.
In short, hardening is a security wrapper if certain virtualbox binaries are setuid root. However, compiled with the kvm module, virtualbox does not need root privileges, only access to /dev/kvm.
@dragonn The problem seems to be due to the build process splitting soapC.cpp into multiple smaller files (to enhance compilation speed). Somehow the cut is currently done at a wrong position so the resulting split source files don't compile anymore.
I've added a fix to the latest PKGBUILD (along with the update to VirtualBox 7.2.6).
Fails to build on my system:
virtualbox-kvm/src/VirtualBox-7.2.4/out/linux.amd64/release/obj/webservice/soapC-7.cpp:5:39: error: ‘soap_codes_vbox__PartitionType’ was not declared in this scope; did you mean ‘soap_out_vbox__PartitionType’?
5 | const char *s = soap_code_str(soap_codes_vbox__PartitionType, (long)n);
| ^
Any idea?~
| soap_out_vbox__PartitionType
@aaronjames.vicen: Hardening does in fact work but requires some permission changes (setuid for some binaries). I've already locally updated PKGBUILD and will push the changes later today.
Update: New PKGBUILD has been pushed.
*removing --disable-hardening from PKGBUILD does NOT work in the current build. But it seems that it could work.
--disable-hardening is NO LONGER REQUIRED to build See issue: https://github.com/cyberus-technology/virtualbox-kvm/issues/23
Please remove from the PKGBUILD
@knoelli Forcing to build curl in package seems to have fixed my issues with compilation as well. Probably some curl changes upstream than. Thanks :)
Perfect - works again! Thanks!
I just updated PKGBUILD which should fix compilation and runtime errors by using source supplied curl library.
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knoelli commented on 2026-02-05 22:44 (UTC)
Re-added the
--disable-hardeningoption (although hardening is supported).The reasons have been discussed here. In short, hardening is a security wrapper if certain virtualbox binaries are
setuid root. However, compiled with the kvm module, virtualbox does not need root privileges, only access to/dev/kvm.