this was tested on: Linux laptop (Core2Duo T2050) 3.16.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt11-1 (2015-05-24) i686 GNU/Linux
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apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r); # install linux header files
aptitude update; # aptitude can resolve conflicts better than apt alone
aptitude install libssl0.9.8 libpython2.6; # install missing libraries
wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/5.0.12/virtualbox-5.0_5.0.12-104815~Debian~squeeze_i386.deb; # download virtualbox for squeeze package
dpkg -i virtualbox-5.0_5.0.12-104815~Debian~squeeze_i386.deb; # install
# you should now wait a little for the recompilation of your virtualbox kernel modules
# when running
ps uax|grep make
# i get
make –no-print-directory install
make KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 SUBDIRS=/tmp/vbox.0 SRCROOT=/tmp/vbox.0 CONFIG_MODULE_SIG= -C /lib/modules/3.16.0-4-686-pae/build modules
make -C /usr/src/linux-headers-3.16.0-4-common O=/usr/src/linux-headers-3.16.0-4-686-pae modules
/bin/sh -c make -C /usr/src/linux-headers-3.16.0-4-686-pae \ KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-headers-3.16.0-4-common \ KBUILD_EXTMOD=”/tmp/vbox.0″ -f /usr/src/linux-headers-3.16.0-4-common/Makefile \ modules
make -C /usr/src/linux-headers-3.16.0-4-686-pae KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-headers-3.16.0-4-common KBUILD_EXTMOD=/tmp/vbox.0 -f /usr/src/linux-headers-3.16.0-4-common/Makefile modules
make -f /usr/src/linux-headers-3.16.0-4-common/scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/vbox.0
# this means it worked
Starting VirtualBox kernel modules …done.
# exit root shell and become your default user then type
virtualbox
# and you should get the gui console
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always go for VDI harddisk format… anything else will cause errors and is not (really) supported.
the cpu is a 15 year old laptop with a Core2Duo
cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 14 model name : Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2050 @ 1.60GHz stepping : 8 microcode : 0x39 cpu MHz : 800.000 cache size : 2048 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 0 cpu cores : 2 apicid : 0 initial apicid : 0 fdiv_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx constant_tsc arch_perfmon bts aperfmperf pni monitor est tm2 xtpr pdcm dtherm bogomips : 3192.39 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 32 bits physical, 32 bits virtual power management: processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 14 model name : Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2050 @ 1.60GHz stepping : 8 microcode : 0x39 cpu MHz : 1600.000 cache size : 2048 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 1 cpu cores : 2 apicid : 1 initial apicid : 1 fdiv_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx constant_tsc arch_perfmon bts aperfmperf pni monitor est tm2 xtpr pdcm dtherm bogomips : 3192.39 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 32 bits physical, 32 bits virtual power management:
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