VirtualBox for Slackware Users

cwizardone · 04-26-2024, 02:28 PM

The "stable" 7.0.16 problem has yet to be resolved, but
a new series 7.0.x test build and a new development snapshot, both dated today, 26 April, are available for testing at, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds

For Slackware you want the one simply labeled, Linux 64-bit.

Documentation, "how to-s" and tutorials can be found at, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Documentation

Gerard Lally · 04-26-2024, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cwizardone

The "stable" 7.0.16 problem has yet to be resolved, but
a new series 7.0.x test build and a new development snapshot, both dated today, 28 April, are available for testing ...

And there was I thinking America was behind Ireland in time!

cwizardone · 04-26-2024, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Gerard Lally

And there was I thinking America was behind Ireland in time!

Oops!
Corrected.
Thanks.

cwizardone · 05-03-2024, 09:27 AM

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VirtualBox 7.0.18
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:
Networking: Fixed an issue which caused host system crash when VM was using bridged or host-only network adapter (bug #22045)
Linux Guest Additions: Added more fixes to prevent UBSAN warnings (bug #21877)
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when time stamps were displayed incorrectly within mounted shared folder (bug #22047)

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-7.0#v18

For downloads go to, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
Right click on "All Distributions" and then left click on "save this link as."

FWIW: Installed and working as it should on -current.

cwizardone · 05-04-2024, 07:53 AM

A new series 7.0.x test build and a new development snapshot, both dated yesterday May 3rd, are available for testing at, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds

For Slackware you want the one simply labeled, Linux 64-bit.

Documentation, "how to-s" and tutorials can be found at, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Documentation

slack-uke · 05-04-2024, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by cwizardone

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-7.0#v18

For downloads go to, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
Right click on "All Distributions" and then left click on "save this link as."

FWIW: Installed and working as it should on -current.

It works fine on both slackware64 Current & 15.0 in the Bridged networking modes.

Though I still get a python 3.11 warning still only using the "run" method to upgrade/install on slackware64 Current as I mentioned in:

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ml#post6496837

It does not appear to affect functionality.