[SOLVED] Virtualbox adding extention pack- in Manjaro

Not able to install extension pack for Oracle Virtual Box- VirtualBox 6.1.14 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack

Error-
Failed to install the Extension Pack **/home/nszen/Downloads/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.14.vbox-extpack** .

The installer failed with exit code 1: [sudo] password for ,username>: sudo: /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxExtPackHelperApp --stdout /tmp/VBoxExtPackHelper-qotkpg/stdout --stderr /tmp/VBoxExtPackHelper-qotkpg/stderr --elevated install --base-dir /usr/lib/virtualbox/ExtensionPacks --cert-dir /usr/share/virtualbox/ExtPackCertificates --name **'Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack'** --tarball /home/nszen/Downloads/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.14.vbox-extpack --sha-256 b224e796e886b19bce69f0aaedf6ca82bad0ca29c61fb0ed86166efb84356942: command not found

sudo: /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxExtPackHelperApp --stdout /tmp/VBoxExtPackHelper-qotkpg/stdout --stderr /tmp/VBoxExtPackHelper-qotkpg/stderr --elevated install --base-dir /usr/lib/virtualbox/ExtensionPacks --cert-dir /usr/share/virtualbox/ExtPackCertificates --name **'Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack'** --tarball /home/username/Downloads/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.14.vbox-extpack --sha-256 b224e796e886b19bce69f0aaedf6ca82bad0ca29c61fb0ed86166efb84356942: command not found

/bin/gksu: line 31: echo: write error: Broken pipe.

|Result Code:|NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)|
| --- | --- |
|Component:|ExtPackManagerWrap|
|Interface:|IExtPackManager {70401eef-c8e9-466b-9660-45cb3e9979e4}|

Kindly, assist in resolving the issue- as I need to install the extension pack to run Windows 10 in virtual mode with access to USB-ports.

System Summary
OS: Manjaro Linux x86_64
Host: GA-78LMT-S2PT 
Kernel: 5.8.6-1-MANJARO 
Uptime: 29 mins 
Packages: 1119 (pacman), 6 (snap) 
Shell: bash 5.0.18 
Resolution: 1920x1080 
DE: Xfce 4.14 
WM: Xfwm4 
WM Theme: Matcha-sea
Theme: Matcha-sea [GTK2], Adwaita [GTK3] 
Icons: Papirus-Maia [GTK2], Adwaita [GTK3] 
Terminal: xfce4-terminal 
Terminal Font: Monospace 12 
CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 560 (2) @ 3.300GHz 
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 
Memory: 1659MiB / 3932MiB

Have you tried manual inserting https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/6.1.14/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.14.vbox-extpack
to File > preferences > extensions ?

or installing AUR package (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/virtualbox-ext-oracle-manjaro)
virtualbox-ext-oracle-manjaro 6.1.14-1 ?

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Like antman said, have you followed the wiki’s guide? VirtualBox - Manjaro Linux

I tried manually inserting , the Vbox extension…
Trying the AUR package! It WORKED ! THANK YOU !

Yes, I did follow the Virtual Box Wiki page for installing and integrating with my system, but for the extension- I couldn’t find the right package [as AUR repo was not enabled] therefore, tried it directly from the virtualbox website, Anyways, enabling the AUR repository in my pacman-manager and downloading the extension- WORKED.

For the other method you could also sudo VBoxManage extpack install <Version from Oracle's download page> inside a terminal.

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