How do I tell virtualbox I want to update?
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How do I tell virtualbox I want to update?
How do I tell it I want to update? I clicked about but nothing happened.
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Re: How do I tell virtualbox I want to update?
Simplest answer: Download from the the update version you want from the Oracle download page and install it.
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Re: How do I tell virtualbox I want to update?
I don't want to download it from scratch, juts update so which one should I pick?multiOS wrote:Simplest answer: Download from the the update version you want from the Oracle download page and install it.
The latest release is version 6.1.18.
Oracle VM VirtualBox Base Packages - 6.1.18
Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
Source Code for Oracle VM VirtualBox Base Packages
Oracle VM VirtualBox Pre-built Appliances
Oracle Vagrant Boxes for Oracle VM VirtualBox - GitHub
Programming Guide and Reference (PDF)
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Re: How do I tell virtualbox I want to update?
What does "from scratch" mean? Updating software doesn't change change data, i.e. your VMs.
Whether you download the installer manually or let VirtualBox do it, exactly the same installer is run.
Whether you download the installer manually or let VirtualBox do it, exactly the same installer is run.
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Re: How do I tell virtualbox I want to update?
I mean I already have an older version of virtualbox, no point in downloading parts of it I already have.mpack wrote:What does "from scratch" mean?
Should I click the top one to update from list below?mpack wrote:Whether you download the installer manually or let VirtualBox do it, exactly the same installer is run.
Oracle VM VirtualBox Base Packages - 6.1.18
Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
Source Code for Oracle VM VirtualBox Base Packages
Oracle VM VirtualBox Pre-built Appliances
Oracle Vagrant Boxes for Oracle VM VirtualBox - GitHub
Programming Guide and Reference (PDF)
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Re: How do I tell virtualbox I want to update?
First two only. You don't need the source code and the rest have nothing to do with VirtualBox or already come with VirtualBox.
Installation instructions are in the user manual. I would recommend that you read the first two chapters right away, don't deviate from it and don't assume anything not mentioned in those chapters.
Installation instructions are in the user manual. I would recommend that you read the first two chapters right away, don't deviate from it and don't assume anything not mentioned in those chapters.
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Re: How do I tell virtualbox I want to update?
Just adding one thing, re:
The Extension Pack is a separate download because it is released under a different license from Virtualbox and comes with a EULA that you have to agree to. If you plan to use the EP you must download that fresh too, as the EP version must match the new Virtualbox version.
The main Virtualbox installation only comes in complete packages, not bits and pieces. So there is no official way to save a few MB download bandwidth by only updating parts of the file structure that have been changed. (there may be a way to do this, but you'd have to roll your own script.)virtual.box wrote:no point in downloading parts of it I already have.
The Extension Pack is a separate download because it is released under a different license from Virtualbox and comes with a EULA that you have to agree to. If you plan to use the EP you must download that fresh too, as the EP version must match the new Virtualbox version.