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| other:vb:update [2015/06/08 11:08] – More updates jypeter | other:vb:update [2016/09/19 17:19] (current) – [Updating Linux] Improved... jypeter | ||
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| <note important> | <note important> | ||
| + | * //VB// : VirtualBox | ||
| + | * //VM// : a Virtual Machine running inside VB | ||
| * VB //host//: the machine and operating system where the VB program is running. | * VB //host//: the machine and operating system where the VB program is running. | ||
| - | * VB //guest//: the operating system running **inside** VB. | + | * VB //guest//: the operating system running **inside** VB (aka //VM//). |
| </ | </ | ||
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| <note warning> | <note warning> | ||
| - | Updating | + | It is safe to update |
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| + | VB will periodically check if a new version is available. You can also check that manually by doing: //File --> 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 | + | * Click on the link that VB will display in a pop-up window when there is a new version, or download |
| - | * 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 | + | * You can also download an updated version of the //User Manual// from the same page |
| - | * Do not forget to update the guest additions | + | * 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 (e.g. you don't have an open //Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager// window) | ||
| + | * Execute the VirtualBox-vvvv-NNNN-Win.exe installer | ||
| + | * Accept all the default settings | ||
| + | * Make sure you don't have another program using the network when the installer warns you about having to temporarily stop the network | ||
| + | * Choose to start VB at the end of the installation, | ||
| + | * Reboot the computer if VB asks for it (otherwise, you may get weird error messages when trying to restart the guest) | ||
| + | * Start the VM, optionally [[# | ||
| ==== Note about the manual update of the extension pack ==== | ==== Note about the manual update of the extension pack ==== | ||
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| * or **2)** Go to the directory where the VM is installed (e.g. '' | * or **2)** Go to the directory where the VM is installed (e.g. '' | ||
| + | ==== Cleaning up things ==== | ||
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| + | After updating VB, you can remove the downloaded extension packs from '' | ||
| ===== Updating the Linux guest system ===== | ===== Updating the Linux guest system ===== | ||
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| du -sh / | du -sh / | ||
| </ | </ | ||
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| + | Recent machines (Fedora Core 22 and later) may use '' | ||
| + | * **dnf** (/ | ||
| + | * **PackageKit** (/ | ||
| It's also a good thing to clean the //journal// (note: limiting the journal size probably has to be done only once) | It's also a good thing to clean the //journal// (note: limiting the journal size probably has to be done only once) | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| + | Note: **abrt** ([[http:// | ||
| ==== Updating the Linux guest additions ==== | ==== Updating the Linux guest additions ==== | ||
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| * //many other subtle things...// | * //many other subtle things...// | ||
| - | You should update the guest additions | + | You should update the guest additions: |
| + | * after updating | ||
| + | * after updating | ||
| + | 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 // | * In the VB window (the one where the guest is running), select // | ||
| * Click on //Force unmount// in the popup Window, if a previous virtual CD is still present | * Click on //Force unmount// in the popup Window, if a previous virtual CD is still present | ||
| + | * Right-click on the CD icon and choose //Mount Volume// | ||
| * Click on //Cancel// if you get a popup window displaying //This medium contains software intended to be automatically started. Would you like to run it?// | * Click on //Cancel// if you get a popup window displaying //This medium contains software intended to be automatically started. Would you like to run it?// | ||
| * Become root in a window: '' | * Become root in a window: '' | ||
| * Check where the CD image has been installed: '' | * Check where the CD image has been installed: '' | ||
| - | * The CD should be available in ''/ | + | * The CD should be available in ''/ |
| - | * If the CD icon has appeared on the Linux desktop, but you see nothing | + | * If the CD icon has appeared on the Linux desktop, but you don' |
| - | * Go to the additions' | + | * Go to the additions' |
| * Run the installation script: '' | * Run the installation script: '' | ||
| * Reboot: '' | * Reboot: '' | ||
| - | * Virtually eject the CD image by selecting in the VB window, // | + | |
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| * Note: click in //Force unmount// in the popup Window, if necessary | * Note: click in //Force unmount// in the popup Window, if necessary | ||
| * The //virtual// CD icon should disappear from the desktop of the Linux guest | * The //virtual// CD icon should disappear from the desktop of the Linux guest | ||
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| If you want some details about how the graphics are handled by the current installation of you VB (i.e. **is your VM using the graphics card of the Windows host** or is it running is it use the sloooow software mode?), you can use the following commands | If you want some details about how the graphics are handled by the current installation of you VB (i.e. **is your VM using the graphics card of the Windows host** or is it running is it use the sloooow software mode?), you can use the following commands | ||
| - | * **glxgears**: if things work correctly, you will get a window with smoothly rotating gears (you can make the window fullscreen and check that it is still working) and the terminal will display some frames per second statistics | + | * '' |
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| * You may get some warning and error messages, but you should be good if the gears are rotating smoothly | * You may get some warning and error messages, but you should be good if the gears are rotating smoothly | ||
| - | * You can run the //glxinfo// command and you should see a reference to your graphics card if the video is indeed using it\\ **glxinfo | \grep -i opengl**\\ OpenGL vendor string: Humper\\ OpenGL renderer string: Chromium \\ OpenGL version string: 2.1 Chromium 1.9\\ **NVIDIA card =>** OpenGL shading language version string: 4.40 **NVIDIA** via Cg compiler\\ **Intel HD Graphics xxxx card =>** OpenGL shading language version string: 4.00 - **Build 10.18.10.3993**\\ OpenGL extensions: | + | * You can run the //glxinfo// command and you should see a reference to your graphics card if the video is indeed using it\\ '' |
| - | * You can get some additional information (including the screen resolution) with the // | + | * You can get some additional information (including the screen resolution) with the // |
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