[Tfug] upgrading VirtualBox

[David Rice]

>From thee host, go to devices and select install guest additions...
This will mount the installer, if your automounter is working you may
see it on the desktop. In windows it will be the cdrom device.


This should fix the mouse issues

On 3/12/09, Matthew Patenaude <mnglfiddle at gmail.com> wrote:
> Can you explain more: what is the virtualbox client?
>
> Thanks,
> Matthew
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 10:02 PM, David Rice <david.l.rice at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> You need to install the virtualbox client for the mouse issue.
>>
>> On 3/12/09, David Rice <david.l.rice at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I've used virtualbox for well over a year and with the 2.0 release the
>> > upgrades have been flawless. No you will not have to rebuild, you may
>> > have to repoint to your image directory.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> > On 3/12/09, Matthew Patenaude <mnglfiddle at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> I recently saw that there is an upgrade to VirtualBox. I have two
>> >> questions.
>> >>
>> >> First: If I upgrade VirtualBox, should my present VMs still work, or
>> will
>> >> have to rebuild the guest OSs? I have a XP guest, and a Kubuntu 8.10
>> >> guest.
>> >>
>> >> Second: I followed several directions about how to install guest
>> >> additions
>> >> in Kubuntu. I was able to get the resizing to work, but the guest still
>> >> grabs my mouse and I have to get it to let go by hitting the right Ctrl
>> >> button. I know it should seamlessly go back and forth like it does with
>> >> my
>> >> XP guest.
>> >>
>> >> I am pretty much a Gnome guy, but I wanted to see what the fuss was
>> >> regarding KDE 4.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Matthew
>> >>
>> >
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