VirtualBox 7.0 BETA2 released

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galitsyn
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VirtualBox 7.0 BETA2 released

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Please do NOT use this VirtualBox release candidate on production machines. A VirtualBox release candidate should be used for early evaluation and testing purposes.

You can download the binaries here. Please use sha256sum to compare the hash of the downloaded package with the corresponding hash from this list.

Please do NOT open bug reports at https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Bugtracker but use our VirtualBox Beta Feedback forum to report any problems with the Beta. Please concentrate on reporting regressions since VirtualBox 6.1.

VirtualBox 7.0 will be a new major release. Work on changelog and documentation is still in progress.

The following major new features were added:
  • OCI: Cloud virtual machines can be added to Virtual Machine Manager and controlled as local VMs
  • GUI: Added a new utility similar to "top" or "resource monitor" which lists peformance statistics (CPU usage, RAM usage, disk I/O rate, etc.) of running guests
  • GUI: Reworked the new vm wizard to integrate the unattended guest OS installation and to have a more streamlined work flow
  • GUI: Added a new help viewer widget which enables the user manual to be navigated and searched
  • Audio recording: Now using Vorbis as the default audio format for WebM containers. Opus is no longer being used.
  • Audio: Added "default" host driver type to make it possible to move VMs (appliances) between different platforms without the need of changing the audio driver explicitly. When the "default" driver is selected, the best audio backend option for a platform will be used. This is the default for newly created VMs.
  • Guest Control: Implemented initial support for automatic updating of Guest Additions for Linux guests
  • Guest Control: Implemented ability to wait for and/or reboot the guest when updating Guest Additions via VBoxManage
  • VBoxManage: Added Guest Control "waitrunlevel" sub-command to make it possible to wait for a guest to reach a certain run level
  • Windows hosts: Added experimental support of running autostarted VMs in session 0, to allow running VMS even when a usser is not being logged in (disabled by default, please consult the manual)
  • Linux Guest Additions: Reworked guest screen re-size functionality, added basic integration with some of guest Desktop Environments
  • Devices: Added virtual IOMMU devices (Intel and AMD variant)
In addition, the following items were fixed and/or added:
  • GUI: Improved behavior of the virtual machine list in case multiple items are selected
  • GUI: On available platforms, added a new option to disable the host's screensaver
  • GUI: Reworked the wizards to improve stability and usability
  • GUI: Improved accessibility
  • OCI: Cloud networking functionality is enhanced for local VMs, now local VMs could be connected to cloud networking easily
Fnork
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Re: VirtualBox 7.0 BETA2 released

Post by Fnork »

Is any release schedule for 7.0 known? Or expectation?
scottgus1
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Re: VirtualBox 7.0 BETA2 released

Post by scottgus1 »

The devs never post expected release dates.
HaotongYang
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Re: VirtualBox 7.0 BETA2 released

Post by HaotongYang »

:D :D :D :D :D :D Looking forward to 7.0
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