Install Extension Pack via Command Line

[ladiko]

Hi,

It usually worked to install the VirtualBox Extension Pack via command line, but since 5.1.20 it asks to confirm the licence agreement by pressing y/n - this seems contra productive to me as command line use is to avoid manual steps.

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"C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" extpack install --replace "C:\Path\to\Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.1.20-114628.vbox-extpack"

Is there any way to supress that?

[socratis]

I believe that the answer was given to you in the ticket you opened (and was closed as invalid): Ticket #16674: Command line installation of Extension Pack asks for Licence Agreement Confirmation.

Just execute the command and read the messages written by VBoxManage. There is an --accept-license parameter.

PS. On a personal note, was it worth it opening a new ticket, for a question that was already answered in the help? Rhetorical question...

[Perryg]

This is a legal contract between you and the license issuer. It must be acknowledged with a yes/no or in this case by adding the accept-license tag to verify that you agree with the license. Small price to pay if you ask me.

[mpack]

And since this change has no doubt been mandated by an Oracle lawyer, I'd say that the chance of you getting the change rescinded is approximately 0.

[axlrod]

So google lead me here..

Anyone know if this license tag changes on new versions ? I'm trying to automate this by getting the extension pack from whatever version I have installed automatically via ansible, and this broke hard for me..

[scottgus1]

No one would know of changes to new versions except the developers, and they would put the change in the changelog if they remember to.

It is not a good idea to roll out a new version of anything to locations where it would "break hard" for you if there were glitches. Test first on a test PC or three.

[axlrod]

thats where its breaking, just saying.. if I have to adjust this everytime there is a new version it defeats the purpose of automation..

[Perryg]

This should be script-able. Just poll the current installed base version and use the parse to name the extpack you want to install. See various extpacks for the naming convention. Another way I have seen is to use wildcards as long as the folder has only the latest extpack in it.

[axlrod]

yep ..

- name: Get virtualbox version
  shell: "vboxmanage --help | head -n 1 | awk '{print $NF}'"
  register: vbox_version
  when: 'extpack_list.stdout == "Extension Packs: 0"'
- name: Download VirtualBox extension pack
  get_url: url="http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualb ... ox-extpack" dest=/tmp
  when: 'extpack_list.stdout == "Extension Packs: 0"'
- name: Install VirtualBox extension pack
  shell: "VBoxManage extpack install --replace /tmp/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-{{vbox_version.stdout}}.vbox-extpack --accept-license=715c7246dc0f779ceab39446812362b2f9bf64a55ed5d3a905f053cfab36da9e"
  when: 'extpack_list.stdout == "Extension Packs: 0"'
  ignore_errors: yes

This is how it is now for me.. so .. if I can't rely on this anymore I have to lock versions down until new license is checked..

[ladiko]

I believe that the answer was given to you in the ticket you opened
...
PS. On a personal note, was it worth it opening a new ticket, for a question that was already answered in the help? Rhetorical question...

It's just half of the answer - execute it AND accept the licence on the command line. I didn't image to get the command line parameter after accepting the licence - creative command line "help". I would really expect it to be available via --help but that part wasn't updated.

[m.campanelli]

echo y | "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" extpack install --replace "C:\Path\to\Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.1.20-114628.vbox-extpack"

[orev]

echo y | "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" extpack install --replace "C:\Path\to\Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.1.20-114628.vbox-extpack"

Works GREAT! Thanks!