Install VirtuaBox 4

[Lucio M Nicolosi]

On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
> Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Jim Byrnes<jf_byrnes at comcast.net>
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Sven Aluoor wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 10:59 PM, Lucio M Nicolosi<lmnicolosi at gmail.com>
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> You should first remove VB OSE, and then install Vb 4.0.
>>>>
>>>> "aptitude purge virtualbox-ose" and then again double click on your
>>>> package.
>>>>
>>>> cheers Sven
>>>>
>>> OK, thanks to Sven and Lucio for the info. I suspected that but none of
>>> the
>>> docs I read seemed to address going from OSE to PUEL.
>>>
>>> Regards,  Jim
>>
>> Jim,
>>
>> Instead of downloading directly from the site, you should include VBox
>> repository in Software Sources. This way VBox will be installed and
>> automatically upgraded via Synaptic or Update Manager or apt-get.
>>
>> For instructions please check:
>>
>> http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
>>
>> L.
>>
>
> Lucio,
>
> I already had it and the extensions downloaded.  I just finished installing
> them.  All my old guests are recognized and working.  Right now USB is not
> working and I'm not sure why.  I read the docs and thought I did everything
> necessary but I must have missed something. Once I get usb working I will
> look at the auto updates.  I know that is the best way.  Thanks for the link
> and the other help you have given me.
>
> Regards, Jim

Have you installed the Client Extensions from inside the client OS?

Does your user belong to the VirtualBox Users group? (System /
Administration / Users and Groups / edit groups)

L.

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Open Source Platform Implementation
System and Applications
GNU/Linux - Ubuntu