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other:vb:update [2015/06/08 09:08] jypeter More updates |
other:vb:update [2015/10/21 08:18] jypeter [Updating the VirtualBox program on the host] More details |
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| <note warning>If you are not used to installing and debugging VB, you may want to play it safe and **not update VB**. Many things are fixed in a new version, but things can also break (e.g. network access, graphics, ...) and you may have to use the VB forum to get everything working again... | <note warning>If you are not used to installing and debugging VB, you may want to play it safe and **not update VB**. Many things are fixed in a new version, but things can also break (e.g. network access, graphics, ...) and you may have to use the VB forum to get everything working again... | ||
| - | Updating the Linux running inside VB is OK</note> | + | It is safe to update the Linux running inside VB</note> |
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| + | VB will periodically check if a new version is available. You can also check that manually by doing: //Help --> Check for updates...// | ||
| - | VB will periodically check if a new version is available. You can also check that manually by doing: Help --> Check for updates... | ||
| ===== Updating the VirtualBox program on the host ===== | ===== Updating the VirtualBox program on the host ===== | ||
| - | * Download the latest version of VB, and the matching VB additions file from the [[https://www.virtualbox.org/|VirtualBox web site]] | + | * Download the latest version of VB from the [[https://www.virtualbox.org/|VirtualBox web site]] |
| - | * Execute the VirtualBox-NN1234-Win.exe installer | + | * If the host where you are updating VB has no network connection, you probably also want to download the matching //VB Extension Pack// |
| - | * Execute VB and download and install the updated //VirtualBox Extension Pack// if VB tells you that a new pack is available | + | * You can also download an updated version of the //User Manual// from the same page |
| + | * Make sure that: | ||
| + | * Your VB guest is in the //Powered Off// state (i.e. you have exited the guest with a proper Linux shut down last time you used the guest) | ||
| + | * VB is not running | ||
| + | * Execute the VirtualBox-NN1234-Win.exe installer **as an Administrator** (e.g. right-click on the installer and select //run as Administrator//). | ||
| + | * Accept all the default settings | ||
| + | * Make sure you don't have another program using the network before the installer warns you about temporary stopping the network | ||
| + | * Choose to start VB at the end of the installation, and accept to download and install the updated //Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack// if VB tells you that a new pack is available | ||
| + | * Reboot the computer if VB asks for it (otherwise, you may get weird error messages when trying to restart the guest) | ||
| * Do not forget to update the guest additions (see below) | * Do not forget to update the guest additions (see below) | ||
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| * or **2)** Go to the directory where the VM is installed (e.g. ''E:\VirtualBox\VirtualBox VMs\Fedora Core 20 CLIM_ESTIMR'') and double click on the ''XXXXX.vbox'' setting file located in this directory | * or **2)** Go to the directory where the VM is installed (e.g. ''E:\VirtualBox\VirtualBox VMs\Fedora Core 20 CLIM_ESTIMR'') and double click on the ''XXXXX.vbox'' setting file located in this directory | ||
| + | ==== Cleaning up things ==== | ||
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| + | After updating VB, you can remove the downloaded extension packs from ''C:\Users\your_login\.VirtualBox'' (i.e. all the ''Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-NNNN.vbox-extpack'' files) | ||
| ===== Updating the Linux guest system ===== | ===== Updating the Linux guest system ===== | ||
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| * //many other subtle things...// | * //many other subtle things...// | ||
| - | You should update the guest additions //after// you update the **Linux guest kernel** and especially after you update the **main VirtualBox program** running on the host | + | You should update the guest additions: |
| + | * after updating the **Linux guest kernel** | ||
| + | * after updating the **main VirtualBox program** running on the host | ||
| + | Guest additions updating steps: | ||
| * If you have just updated the Linux kernel (when doing a Linux update), make sure you reboot the Linux guest before you reinstall the guest additions, so that the new kernel is running when you install the guest additions! | * If you have just updated the Linux kernel (when doing a Linux update), make sure you reboot the Linux guest before you reinstall the guest additions, so that the new kernel is running when you install the guest additions! | ||
| * In the VB window (the one where the guest is running), select //Devices->Insert Guest Additions CD Image...//. A //virtual// CD icon should appear on the desktop of the Linux guest | * In the VB window (the one where the guest is running), select //Devices->Insert Guest Additions CD Image...//. A //virtual// CD icon should appear on the desktop of the Linux guest | ||
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| * Check where the CD image has been installed: ''df -h'' | * Check where the CD image has been installed: ''df -h'' | ||
| * The CD should be available in ''/run/media/your_login/VBOXADDITIONS_NNNN'' | * The CD should be available in ''/run/media/your_login/VBOXADDITIONS_NNNN'' | ||
| - | * If the CD icon has appeared on the Linux desktop, but you see nothing in /run/media, right-click on the CD icon and select //Mount volume// | + | * If the CD icon has appeared on the Linux desktop, but you don't see any subdirectory in ''/run/media'', right-click on the CD icon and select //Mount volume// |
| * Go to the additions' directory: ''cd /run/media/your_login/VBOXADDITIONS_NNNN'' | * Go to the additions' directory: ''cd /run/media/your_login/VBOXADDITIONS_NNNN'' | ||
| * Run the installation script: ''./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run'' | * Run the installation script: ''./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run'' | ||
other/vb/update.txt · Last modified: 2016/09/19 15:19 by jypeter
