Hello Maurice, On 03/25/2012 11:18 PM, Maurice wrote: > On 2012-03-20 at 19:16 I said: > >> But all you need to do is download that file, and point VboxManage at >> it (as Root). > > Actually, there is an annoying aspect to that, as VboxManage refuses > to install the latest vertsion until the previous version is removed, > and it does not offer to do that for you. > > Furthermore, I had no clue as to the precise definition of the version > to be removed, and it won't remove it without its name (of some kind). > > Happily, Pablo told us in here earlier: > > "Open up VirtualBox Manager: > File> Preferences> Extensions, etc." > > and it shows which Additions version is installed. > Better still, if one R.clicks on its name then it will offer to > remove those Additions. Bingo! > > So - a SUGGESTION: > > VboxManage install... should offer to remove the existing Additions. > (Is there any reason why it should not automatically remove them?) > I think that
$ VBoxManage extpack install --replace <extension pack file> may do what you want. Regards, Michael -- ORACLE Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG Michael Thayer Werkstrasse 24 VirtualBox engineering 71384 Weinstadt, Germany mailto:[email protected] Hauptverwaltung: Riesstr. 25, D-80992 München Registergericht: Amtsgericht München, HRA 95603 Komplementärin: ORACLE Deutschland Verwaltung B.V. Hertogswetering 163/167, 3543 AS Utrecht, Niederlande Handelsregister der Handelskammer Midden-Niederlande, Nr. 30143697 Geschäftsführer: Jürgen Kunz, Marcel van de Molen, Alexander van der Ven ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community
