On 09/09/2010 12:37 AM, Raymond A. Meijer wrote: > > > On 9 September 2010 08:17, JD <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Are guest tools automatically updated when one downloads the > latest version of virtualbox? > > When you update vbox , then /usr/share/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso > is also updated. > > > But you will still need to mount it and upgrade the Guest Tools > manually, so no, they're not automatically updated, unfortunately. > > Wouldn't it be possible for VirtualBox to notify the Guest Tools of a > new version (after an upgrade) so that they can mount the ISO and > upgrade themselves? > > > Ray Every time I start a VM (usually some other linux distro, the additions are automagically mounted, and if the vbox was updated, then all I have to do is apply the additions from the drop down menu.
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