Unable to install virtualbox additions on Ubuntu Mate

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I am trying to install virtualbox additions for Ubuntu Mate 14.04.2 x32. I copy vboxlinuxadditions.run file to the home folder and run it but i get 'Building the main Guest Additions module …fail!'. I guess the problem is i don't have the correct linux headers installed that match the kernel version. If this is correct is there a way to install the correct version of linux headers? The kernel version is 3.16.0-33-generic.

Ubuntu 14.04.2 is old and unsupported and therefore off topic here. Please upgrade to a supported LTS point release, i. e. 14.04.5. — David Foerster, Dec 01 '16 at 17:35

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 01 '16 at 15:27

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I installed make and gcc and it was able to install the guest additions.

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@DavidFoerster It does qualify as an answer - they stated two other packages which they specifically installed to solve their issue. – Thomas Ward Dec 01 '16 at 23:27

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 01 '16 at 15:22

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You need install build-essential package which installs other packages need to compile many source codes.

sudo apt-get install build-essential

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Unable to install virtualbox additions on Ubuntu Mate

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