Upgrading Virtualbox

[Liam Proven]

On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 4:14 PM, 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?

It won't. The procedure replaces the program files but leaves the data
& config files in your home directory alone.

After the new version is running, you should re-install the Guest
Additions in XP.

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