John, On Friday 01 March 2013 02:32:41 John A. Wallace wrote: > When I look at all the binary file options on the downloads page (exactly > why are they called binaries, anyway?),
'binaries' here is meant in comparison with 'source code' -- you will find packages containing binaries as well as another package containing the VirtualBox source code. > I sometimes get confused about > which is which. I have a good excuse for this vacancy: the anticipation of > upgrading my VBox program disturbs my focus, and I feel somewhat like a > boy in a candy store with his large allowance in hand. :-) > > What are these files for anyway because I don't see any labels: > > *Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.2.8-83876.vbox-extpack > *Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.2.8.vbox-extpack The latter is a symbolic link to the former. The symlink was introduced to make automatic downloading of the extpack for a specific version easier for the GUI. Kind regards, Frank -- Dr.-Ing. Frank Mehnert | Software Development Director, VirtualBox ORACLE Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG | Werkstr. 24 | 71384 Weinstadt, Germany Hauptverwaltung: Riesstr. 25, D-80992 München Registergericht: Amtsgericht München, HRA 95603 Geschäftsführer: Jürgen Kunz Komplementärin: ORACLE Deutschland Verwaltung B.V. Hertogswetering 163/167, 3543 AS Utrecht, Niederlande Handelsregister der Handelskammer Midden-Niederlande, Nr. 30143697 Geschäftsführer: Alexander van der Ven, Astrid Kepper, Val Maher
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