On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:32:32 -0400, you wrote: >I have just upgraded VirtualBox on my MS Win 7 laptop from 4.2.0 to >4.2.2r81494. The upgrade went smoothly and the app downloaded and loaded >the appropriate extension pack. > > > > However, when I use the new VM and attempt to install the extension pack
I think you mean: Guest Additions. The extension pack is installed in the VBox installation on the host, the Guest Additions in a supported guest OS. > (as root) the system won't execute VBoxLinuxAdditions.run, although the > permissions are -r-xr-xr-x. I suspect because it's a binary file ad I don't > know how to tell the system to run the file. You don't have to suspect anything, the (beginning of the) file is very readable. It's an installer shell script, followed by the installation package itself, much like a shar. Must Linux and Unix systems do not have the current directory (also known as . ) in the PATH environment variable, so you will have to specify the path. Considering your limited Linux experience, I would advise you not to use root logins at all to prevent accidents. Anyway, if you are root: cd "mountpoint of VBoxAdditions here" sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run If you are a "primary user" (with sudo permissions): cd "mountpoint of VBoxAdditions here" sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run -- Groet, Cordialement, Pozdrawiam, Regards, Kees Nuyt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_sfd2d_oct _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
