VirtualBox 5.2.18 and the kernel 4.18

[KloCZ]

Hi,

as somebody mentioned here in Fedora kernel thread :

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bodhi dot fedoraproject dot org/updates/FEDORA-2018-59e4747e0f

VBox 5.2.18 doesn't work under kernel 4.18 (and 4.19-rc as well, probably). So I'm waiting (altogether with many other people, I guess) with upgrades of some of my Linux servers/environments. And as kernel 4.18 has been pushed already into the lot of distros (Fedora, Debian, etc.), the question is simple - where will be VBox 5.2.20 officially out, please ?

[andyp73]

VBox 5.2.18 doesn't work under kernel 4.18

Do you mean VirtualBox won't install on a host running a 4.18 kernel or that you can't install the GA into a guest running a 4.18 kernel? If it is the latter then all you need is the 5.2.97-124971 latest Testbuild or Development guest additions ISO.

where will be VBox 5.2.20 officially out, please ?

The devs generally don't share that kind of information with us. The best answer we can give is "when its ready".

-Andy.

[Martin]

VirtualBox 5.2.18 is working without problems here on a Fedora 28 with kernel 4.18.5

[WFV]

no problems here with 5.2.18 and kernel 4.18.7 (no problem with any of the 4.18 stable releases) - Host = Arch 4.18.7, guests: Fedora 28 with kernel 4.18.7; Arch 4.18.8

[socratis]

then all you need is the 5.2.97-124971 guest additions.

Andy, for future reference it would be best to not:

1. link primarily to the Development releases, but to the Test Build ones (or even both)
2. link directly to a specific URL in that area, because the downloads have a lifetime expectation of 3 weeks at the most. By the time the addressee sees your reply, a new build might be there

I hope that you don't mind that I edited your message, you know I'd never do that for your posts...