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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virtualbox installed on squeeze core2duo

always go for VDI harddisk format… anything else will cause errors and is not (really) supported.

virtualbox always use vdi harddisk images

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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