Upgrading Virtualbox

[Amichai Rotman]

Jim,

If your VMs are in the default locations, it shouldn't be affected at all.

As a precaution:

1. Copy the Virtualbox folder to another location as a precautionary backup.
2. Make sure none of the VMs are running befor you start the procedure
3. Run the "first time setup" as soon as you finished installing the new
version (in a terminal window: sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup)

I'd recommend adding the Repository from the above link.

If you don't like to tinker with the trminal and Repositories, try this:

http://perfectbuntu.category5.tv

Good Luck

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Amichai Rotman

Registered Linux User#: 201192 [http://counter.li.org/]
Registered Ubuntu User #12851 [http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net]

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On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 18:14, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:

> Liam Proven wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Jim Byrnes<jf_byrnes at comcast.net>
>  wrote:
> >> I'm running Lucid 10.04 which installed Virtualbox OSE 3.1.6.  I would
> >> like to install an OS that recommends Vers 3.2.  How can I upgrade to
> 3.2?
> >
> > Remove Virtualbox OSE.
> >
> > (Easiest way: go into Synaptic. Search for "virtualbox". Look for any
> > that are installed; remove them.)
> >
> > Download Virtualbox 3.2 from here:
> > http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
> >
> > Double-click it to install with GDebi.
> >
> >
>
> I have XP installed  in Virtualbox now.  How will the above procedure
> effect it?
>
> Thanks,  Jim
>
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