Thanks for the good wishes!
scottgus1 wrote:Am I missing something?
Good that you're asking, because you seem to be slightly wrong still (could be a consequence of my wording, of course
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scottgus1 wrote:To clarify my understanding of mixed GAs installs in Linux VMs, I gather that #4 above says a mix of Linux-distro-preinstalled GAs and official ISO-based Virtualbox GAs isn't a problem, because the ISO's files override the preinstalled files.
Yes. You don't have to remove the
Linux-distro-provided GA kernel modules, because the
VirtualBox-provided GA kernel modules take precedence, but only if they have been installed successfully. BUT:
scottgus1 wrote:The mixup will show in the log and in "guestproperty" and "--version" outputs, but does not interfere with GAs operation.
No. The mix-up indicates that the installation of the
VirtualBox-provided GA kernel modules failed, so that the older
Linux-distro-provided GA kernel modules will still be used, in combination with the newer
VirtualBox-provided GA applications, and this can lead to unexpected consequences.
scottgus1 wrote:I seem to remember some topics where folks had the mix-up and were having trouble, and a purge/reinstall from the ISO fixed things.
Yes. Users should avoid the mix-up by reinstalling the
VirtualBox-provided GA kernel modules after ensuring the necessary pre-requisites (gcc, make, linux kernel headers).