On 19/03/2020 21:51, Ben Greiner wrote:
Hi,
Am 19.03.20 um 21:38 schrieb Vojtěch Zeisek:
Hi
A user just contributed a script that downloads and installs the extension pack for VirtualBox. I would like to get the sense of VB users regarding implementation of this script in the post-install routine for the openSUSE package. I might be missing something, but the add-on You are supposed to install in
Dne čtvrtek 19. března 2020 21:29:19 CET, Larry Finger napsal(a): the quest OS, aren't You? So If I install e.g. Windows (poke) in VB... I guess the script wouldn't be able to install the VB add-ons on that guest Windows, would it? So... I might be missing the point of it...? Otherwise, anything simplifying getting guest add-ons to installed VM is fine. :-)
No, it's the extension pack for the host system with their own license that you have to download from the Oracle Website in order to activate some features: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.virtualbox.org_wiki_Downloads-23VirtualBox6.1.4OracleVMVirtualBoxExtensionPack&d=DwIDaQ&c=thdlSQUKcAunxaltNxOnpA&r=rQMCMl4AQx8LkqcV6Z_KaNDuQW75wf_RzKbpnczVnKo&m=A6r7VQQ8-S-AdlYvkoC9M58BqhWtrXp1kKIsONTYO3k&s=hAQCVQsiirzOv1OedlxQk1SY7J7Dvitb8eY-_EO8ZZs&e=
And I don't think having an automatic download from a third-party website is something Oracle or the OpenSUSE users would appreciate.
+1 Providing a way to ease the installation of the extension pack is fine by me (although the current process didn't strike me as particularly difficult), but I would definitely not call it automatically after the installation of VBox itself. I'm sure I'm not the only one using VBox in a professional setting: in this context, you have to be very careful about sticking to the letter of the license. Just my 2¢ Ph. A. -- *Philippe Andersson* Unix System Administrator IBA Particle Therapy | Tel: +32-10-475.983 Fax: +32-10-487.707 eMail: pan@iba-group.com <http://www.iba-worldwide.com> Disclaimer | Use of IBA e-communication<https://iba-worldwide.com/disclaimer> The contents of this e-mail message and any attachments are intended solely for the recipient (s) named above. This communication is intended to be and to remain confidential and may be protected by intellectual property rights. Any use of the information contained herein (including but not limited to, total or partial reproduction, communication or distribution of any form) by persons other than the designated recipient(s) is prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Ion Beam Applications does not accept liability for any such errors. Thank you for your cooperation. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org