[xubuntu-users] Version 12.10 and VBox

[Neil Winchurst]

On 21/10/12 17:54, Mike Kupfer wrote:
> Neil Winchurst wrote:
> 
>> But note
>> that all my other distros[1] in VBox are working properly with the GA's
>> including auto-resize. Only Xubuntu 12.10 is failing. I have just
>> downloaded Kubuntu 12.10 so let's see if that one is OK.
> [...]
>> [1] Kubuntu12.04, Xubuntu12.04, Mint 13 KDE, Mint 13 Xfce.
> 
> The problem with 12.10 is that it comes with a new version of Xorg,
> which the VirtualBox 4.1 Guest Additions package apparently doesn't
> support.  I don't know what version of Xorg Mint 13 uses, but I suspect
> it's an older one that VirtualBox 4.1 does support.
> 
> cheers,
> mike
> 
> 
Oh well, I have checked. Firstly on VBox I checked for updates. It tells
me that I have the most recent version, which is not correct I now realise.

So I had a look at the VBox site and checked for downloads. Yes indeed
there is a version 4.2 with a list of some of the Ubuntu versions. I
must choose the correct version to download it says. The problem is that
my version of Ubuntu, Maverick, is not included in the list.

This confirms for me that I must upgrade my distro, or rather install an
up to date version soon, but which one? That question is the reason I am
using VBox to check out various distros before deciding.

Cheers

Neil