Some weirdness happening with the extension pack download. When I run my cursor across it, it says it's https://download.virtualbox.org/virtual ... ox-extpack . But it's not downloading as a vbox: what I get is a gzip file. No vbox in there either.
Some stupid setting on my Mac? Or is it really wrong on the server?
Cindy Harris
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Extension pack downloading a GZIP file?
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Re: Extension pack downloading a GZIP file?
What does "as a vbox" mean?
Yes, the extension pack is an archive containing the software plugins documented in chapter 1.5 of the the user manual.
Yes, the extension pack is an archive containing the software plugins documented in chapter 1.5 of the the user manual.
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Re: Extension pack downloading a GZIP file?
Yes, the Extension Pack is a renamed gzip file. Your Mac host or the browser is being overzealous. The extension should be ".vbox-extpack"
The final name of the downloaded gzip file will be:
Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-Z.Y.X.vbox-extpack
where Z.Y.X are the version numbers of the Extension Pack. So 6.1.26's EP will be called:
Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.26.vbox-extpack
The final name of the downloaded gzip file will be:
Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-Z.Y.X.vbox-extpack
where Z.Y.X are the version numbers of the Extension Pack. So 6.1.26's EP will be called:
Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.26.vbox-extpack
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Re: Extension pack downloading a GZIP file?
Well, that's what it is. But when I click on it it doesn't install -- it just unzips. The last time I did this (probably a year since I used the software), it just ran and installed when I double-clicked it on my Mac, Is there a setting that needs to be re-set on my Mac?scottgus1 wrote:Yes, the Extension Pack is a renamed gzip file. Your Mac host or the browser is being overzealous. The extension should be ".vbox-extpack"
The final name of the downloaded gzip file will be:
Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-Z.Y.X.vbox-extpack
where Z.Y.X are the version numbers of the Extension Pack. So 6.1.26's EP will be called:
Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.26.vbox-extpack
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Re: Extension pack downloading a GZIP file?
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Your launchservices database probably needs to be rebuilt. You can use a tool such as Onyx. There are many other tools that will do similar things. I don't know how the association with VirtualBox has been lost, but it does happen from time to time.
You can also load the file directly using the VirtualBox Manager->Preferences->Extensions
Another way is to right-click the file and choose "Open with ..." from the popup menu. Choose /Applications/VirtualBox in the file browser.
Your launchservices database probably needs to be rebuilt. You can use a tool such as Onyx. There are many other tools that will do similar things. I don't know how the association with VirtualBox has been lost, but it does happen from time to time.
You can also load the file directly using the VirtualBox Manager->Preferences->Extensions
Another way is to right-click the file and choose "Open with ..." from the popup menu. Choose /Applications/VirtualBox in the file browser.