On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 04:18:32PM -0400, Pablo Sanchez wrote: > [ Comments below, in-line ] > > On 05/15/2012 04:11 PM, Chris Green wrote: > > > > .... but that doesn't describe what you just did > > No, because I went `off the board' ... I've been using VirtualBox for > a long time so I know a few things, pre-GUI-supported-days. > > > (in your original reply to my query). Importing a virtual machine > > *isn't* what I wanted to do. > > Strictly speaking, you'd want to first export your VM's, create your > new Host OS and import the VM's. > Yes, OK, but if I had to do that with every application I used it would become *very* laborious. When backing up and restoring one wants a straightforward way of getting applications working again.
Most others 'just work' with the configuration files and/or data one has in one's home directory, essentially I wanted to do the same with VirtualBox. By the way VirtualBox isn't the only application that gave me problems, Evolution (gnome mail etc.) was a total disaster through the upgrade, it took me hours to sort out the mess that got into. :-) -- Chris Green ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community
