On 7/25/24 10:02, Tomas Kuchta wrote:
On Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 11:58 Dick Steffens<[email protected]> wrote:
On 7/25/24 08:33, Tomas Kuchta wrote:
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.
The steps I took got me a working VirtualBox. They didn't involve root.
I don't know if that will make any difference.
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.
My recollection is there is something in the extension pack that I need.
I don't recall what, but I know I need it.
I found it's easy to download it from Oracle, right-click on it, and
install it with the first option. But, that was on my "backup" machine.
This morning I'll try all those steps on this machine. I expect all will
go well, as long as I skip the wget step and install the extension pack
directly.
.
Linux is multi-user and multi-seat OS - I run it as such with multiple
users loging in and using it, often at the same time - hence my need to
install the extension pack as root.
Your experience and needs may be different.
The extension pack is not needed to run virtual machine - it enables some
extra features - one of them is USB access - another one is directory
sharing between the host and guest. That is what I use it for.
Yes, USB and directory sharing are what I use it for, too.
Making good progress. I'm up to the point where I restart the machine to
make myself a part of the user group.
I am personally stuck with vBox for legacy VM instances, which I am not
able to rebuild. I find linux native KVM+quemu more performant and better
choice for new VMs. It has been mature for good number of years. I would
recommend it over vBox to anyone on linux creating new VMs.
I'll consider that some day. My use is limited, and it works. Some day
it may be worth the effort to give KVM+quemu a try.
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Regards,
Dick Steffens
