How to upgrade Virtualbox 5.1 to current version (Win10 Guest)?
Since I upgraded my virtual Win7 to Win10 yesterday, everything seems to work fine, but sometimes windows and menus etc. appear strange, like there is some graphic issue. First I changed the settings of the virtual machine from Win7 x64 to Win10 x64.
Then I looked for an upgrade-tutorial (for the current Virtualbox version 6.0.2) and I found tons of tutorials for older versions and every tutorial seems to have different terminal commands, which is difficult for me to know which steps could be right or wrong.
I also thought about update only the ExtensionsPack (my current 5.1-version is not supported anymore) to 5.2 or 6.0.2, but I dont know if this would help at all.
How can I prevent completely re-install VirtualBox? Unfortunately I couldnt just make a new Win10 guest-system, which always got stuck in installation, so I used my Win7 and the upgrade worked fine. Now I fear I have to install all the three again.
Any suggestions, help, alternatives? Thank you guys! :)
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Since I upgraded my virtual Win7 to Win10 yesterday, everything seems to work fine, but sometimes windows and menus etc. appear strange, like there is some graphic issue. First I changed the settings of the virtual machine from Win7 x64 to Win10 x64.
Then I looked for an upgrade-tutorial (for the current Virtualbox version 6.0.2) and I found tons of tutorials for older versions and every tutorial seems to have different terminal commands, which is difficult for me to know which steps could be right or wrong.
I also thought about update only the ExtensionsPack (my current 5.1-version is not supported anymore) to 5.2 or 6.0.2, but I dont know if this would help at all.
How can I prevent completely re-install VirtualBox? Unfortunately I couldnt just make a new Win10 guest-system, which always got stuck in installation, so I used my Win7 and the upgrade worked fine. Now I fear I have to install all the three again.
Any suggestions, help, alternatives? Thank you guys! :)
18.04 upgrade virtualbox windows-10
asked Jan 19 at 8:22
PortWeinPortWein
53212
add a comment |
Since I upgraded my virtual Win7 to Win10 yesterday, everything seems to work fine, but sometimes windows and menus etc. appear strange, like there is some graphic issue. First I changed the settings of the virtual machine from Win7 x64 to Win10 x64.
Then I looked for an upgrade-tutorial (for the current Virtualbox version 6.0.2) and I found tons of tutorials for older versions and every tutorial seems to have different terminal commands, which is difficult for me to know which steps could be right or wrong.
I also thought about update only the ExtensionsPack (my current 5.1-version is not supported anymore) to 5.2 or 6.0.2, but I dont know if this would help at all.
How can I prevent completely re-install VirtualBox? Unfortunately I couldnt just make a new Win10 guest-system, which always got stuck in installation, so I used my Win7 and the upgrade worked fine. Now I fear I have to install all the three again.
Any suggestions, help, alternatives? Thank you guys! :)
18.04 upgrade virtualbox windows-10
asked Jan 19 at 8:22
PortWeinPortWein
53212
Since I upgraded my virtual Win7 to Win10 yesterday, everything seems to work fine, but sometimes windows and menus etc. appear strange, like there is some graphic issue. First I changed the settings of the virtual machine from Win7 x64 to Win10 x64.
Then I looked for an upgrade-tutorial (for the current Virtualbox version 6.0.2) and I found tons of tutorials for older versions and every tutorial seems to have different terminal commands, which is difficult for me to know which steps could be right or wrong.
I also thought about update only the ExtensionsPack (my current 5.1-version is not supported anymore) to 5.2 or 6.0.2, but I dont know if this would help at all.
How can I prevent completely re-install VirtualBox? Unfortunately I couldnt just make a new Win10 guest-system, which always got stuck in installation, so I used my Win7 and the upgrade worked fine. Now I fear I have to install all the three again.
Any suggestions, help, alternatives? Thank you guys! :)
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18.04 upgrade virtualbox windows-10
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For me always the easiest VirtualBox install was with the Oracle Repository.
add that repository with
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -cs) contrib"
sudo apt update
remove previous VirtualBox release versions to be able to upgrade to VirtualBox 6.0:
sudo apt remove virtualbox*
Your virtual machines will not be deleted by this.
install virtualbox from the Oracle repository:
sudo apt install virtualbox-6.0
This will install the last update of the 6.0. release (which presently would be 6.0.2). Later updates with bugfixes will be automatically offered and installed by our package management until releas cycle 7.0. will be present which again would require to remove 6.0 versions.
The virtual machines you had created will remain untouched and freely accessible but you will have to upgrade the guest additions and extension packs, only if you had used them.
answered Jan 19 at 11:56
TakkatTakkat
106k35249375
Agree with this. In fact, the install of virtualbox-6.0 automatically removed the -5 install I had.
– Organic Marble
Jan 19 at 15:22
I followed these steps, at the last one I get this error output:E: Package virtualbox-6.0 cant be found.andE: no virtualbox-6.0 package can be found.
– PortWein
Jan 19 at 17:08
IT WORKS! I had tosudo apt-get updateagain, after this theinstall virtualbox-6.0command works! Thank you so much, you saved me hours of frustration. :)
– PortWein
Jan 19 at 17:22
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For me always the easiest VirtualBox install was with the Oracle Repository.
add that repository with
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -cs) contrib"
sudo apt update
remove previous VirtualBox release versions to be able to upgrade to VirtualBox 6.0:
sudo apt remove virtualbox*
Your virtual machines will not be deleted by this.
install virtualbox from the Oracle repository:
sudo apt install virtualbox-6.0
This will install the last update of the 6.0. release (which presently would be 6.0.2). Later updates with bugfixes will be automatically offered and installed by our package management until releas cycle 7.0. will be present which again would require to remove 6.0 versions.
The virtual machines you had created will remain untouched and freely accessible but you will have to upgrade the guest additions and extension packs, only if you had used them.
answered Jan 19 at 11:56
TakkatTakkat
106k35249375
Agree with this. In fact, the install of virtualbox-6.0 automatically removed the -5 install I had.
– Organic Marble
Jan 19 at 15:22
I followed these steps, at the last one I get this error output:E: Package virtualbox-6.0 cant be found.andE: no virtualbox-6.0 package can be found.
– PortWein
Jan 19 at 17:08
IT WORKS! I had tosudo apt-get updateagain, after this theinstall virtualbox-6.0command works! Thank you so much, you saved me hours of frustration. :)
– PortWein
Jan 19 at 17:22
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For me always the easiest VirtualBox install was with the Oracle Repository.
add that repository with
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -cs) contrib"
sudo apt update
remove previous VirtualBox release versions to be able to upgrade to VirtualBox 6.0:
sudo apt remove virtualbox*
Your virtual machines will not be deleted by this.
install virtualbox from the Oracle repository:
sudo apt install virtualbox-6.0
This will install the last update of the 6.0. release (which presently would be 6.0.2). Later updates with bugfixes will be automatically offered and installed by our package management until releas cycle 7.0. will be present which again would require to remove 6.0 versions.
The virtual machines you had created will remain untouched and freely accessible but you will have to upgrade the guest additions and extension packs, only if you had used them.
answered Jan 19 at 11:56
TakkatTakkat
106k35249375
Agree with this. In fact, the install of virtualbox-6.0 automatically removed the -5 install I had.
– Organic Marble
Jan 19 at 15:22
I followed these steps, at the last one I get this error output:E: Package virtualbox-6.0 cant be found.andE: no virtualbox-6.0 package can be found.
– PortWein
Jan 19 at 17:08
IT WORKS! I had tosudo apt-get updateagain, after this theinstall virtualbox-6.0command works! Thank you so much, you saved me hours of frustration. :)
– PortWein
Jan 19 at 17:22
add a comment |
For me always the easiest VirtualBox install was with the Oracle Repository.
add that repository with
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -cs) contrib"
sudo apt update
remove previous VirtualBox release versions to be able to upgrade to VirtualBox 6.0:
sudo apt remove virtualbox*
Your virtual machines will not be deleted by this.
install virtualbox from the Oracle repository:
sudo apt install virtualbox-6.0
This will install the last update of the 6.0. release (which presently would be 6.0.2). Later updates with bugfixes will be automatically offered and installed by our package management until releas cycle 7.0. will be present which again would require to remove 6.0 versions.
The virtual machines you had created will remain untouched and freely accessible but you will have to upgrade the guest additions and extension packs, only if you had used them.
answered Jan 19 at 11:56
TakkatTakkat
106k35249375
For me always the easiest VirtualBox install was with the Oracle Repository.
add that repository with
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -cs) contrib"
sudo apt update
remove previous VirtualBox release versions to be able to upgrade to VirtualBox 6.0:
sudo apt remove virtualbox*
Your virtual machines will not be deleted by this.
install virtualbox from the Oracle repository:
sudo apt install virtualbox-6.0
This will install the last update of the 6.0. release (which presently would be 6.0.2). Later updates with bugfixes will be automatically offered and installed by our package management until releas cycle 7.0. will be present which again would require to remove 6.0 versions.
The virtual machines you had created will remain untouched and freely accessible but you will have to upgrade the guest additions and extension packs, only if you had used them.
answered Jan 19 at 11:56
TakkatTakkat
106k35249375
answered Jan 19 at 11:56
TakkatTakkat
106k35249375
answered Jan 19 at 11:56
TakkatTakkat
106k35249375
answered Jan 19 at 11:56
TakkatTakkat
106k35249375
106k35249375
Agree with this. In fact, the install of virtualbox-6.0 automatically removed the -5 install I had.
– Organic Marble
Jan 19 at 15:22
I followed these steps, at the last one I get this error output:E: Package virtualbox-6.0 cant be found.andE: no virtualbox-6.0 package can be found.
– PortWein
Jan 19 at 17:08
IT WORKS! I had tosudo apt-get updateagain, after this theinstall virtualbox-6.0command works! Thank you so much, you saved me hours of frustration. :)
– PortWein
Jan 19 at 17:22
add a comment |
Agree with this. In fact, the install of virtualbox-6.0 automatically removed the -5 install I had.
– Organic Marble
Jan 19 at 15:22
I followed these steps, at the last one I get this error output:E: Package virtualbox-6.0 cant be found.andE: no virtualbox-6.0 package can be found.
– PortWein
Jan 19 at 17:08
IT WORKS! I had tosudo apt-get updateagain, after this theinstall virtualbox-6.0command works! Thank you so much, you saved me hours of frustration. :)
– PortWein
Jan 19 at 17:22
Agree with this. In fact, the install of virtualbox-6.0 automatically removed the -5 install I had.
– Organic Marble
Jan 19 at 15:22
Agree with this. In fact, the install of virtualbox-6.0 automatically removed the -5 install I had.
– Organic Marble
Jan 19 at 15:22
I followed these steps, at the last one I get this error output:
E: Package virtualbox-6.0 cant be found. and E: no virtualbox-6.0 package can be found.– PortWein
Jan 19 at 17:08
I followed these steps, at the last one I get this error output:
E: Package virtualbox-6.0 cant be found. and E: no virtualbox-6.0 package can be found.– PortWein
Jan 19 at 17:08
IT WORKS! I had to
sudo apt-get update again, after this the install virtualbox-6.0 command works! Thank you so much, you saved me hours of frustration. :)– PortWein
Jan 19 at 17:22
IT WORKS! I had to
sudo apt-get update again, after this the install virtualbox-6.0 command works! Thank you so much, you saved me hours of frustration. :)– PortWein
Jan 19 at 17:22
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