Here is how I install Oracle extension pack: 1. Download it for the installed vBox version from virtualbox.org 2. Become root with graphical access. On openSuse or fedora that is done by running "su" Ubuntu will probably use "sudo bash" to achieve the same. 3. Install the extension by "virtualbox extensionPackFileName" You must scroll down through the license agreement to be able to agree to it. Exit from root's virtualbox. 4. Un-become root by "exit" 5. Start virtualbox & as normal user - it should all work.
I do not bother installing the extension pack with every version update - it seems to keep working. That said, I install it every now and then when I notice update and have the time on my hands. Tomas On Wed, Jul 24, 2024, 20:20 Dick Steffens <[email protected]> wrote: > On 7/24/24 16:24, Dick Steffens wrote: > > On 7/24/24 16:19, Tomas Kuchta wrote: > >> I forgot to mention - I didn't lose any data or config when reinstalling > >> vBox. > >> > >> Data/VMs live, by default, in your $HOME/*VM directory, config is in > >> .config/VirualBox* directory. > >> > >> Installing/removing a package should not touch your home the same way > >> uninstalling libreOffice doesn't delete your documents. > >> > >> That said - it may be good idea to backup those directories from time to > >> time if you care about the VMs. > >> > >> Hope that helps, > > > > Yes, it does. I've always been a fan of having more than one machine > > running most of my stuff, in the event that something goes wrong with > > the other one. I'm about to begin unloading the Ubuntu version of > > VirtualBox on my secondary machine. I appreciate your advice, both in > > your initial response, and this one. I'll post my results later on. > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > I followed the steps listed at > > https://linuxcapable.com/install-virtualbox-on-ubuntu-linux/ > > All went well until I got to installing the extension pack. > > > wgethttps:// > download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/7.0.x/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-7.0.x.vbox-extpack > > The instructions told me to replace 7.0.x with 7.0.20 (twice). Said file > does not exist. Looking at the Oracle directory, I don't find 7.0.20. > There is an extension pack at 7.0.0_BETA1. Will that work? If not, where > do I look the extension pack? > > -- > Regards, > > Dick Steffens >
