VirtualBox

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2@VBOX_PRODUCT@ for OpenSolaris (TM) Operating System
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5Upgrading:
6----------
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8If you have an existing VirtualBox installation and you are upgrading to
9a newer version of VirtualBox, please uninstall the previous version
10completely before installing a newer one.
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12You should uninstall BOTH the VirtualBox base package as well as the
13VirtualBox kernel interface package before installing the new ones.
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15Please refer to the "Uninstalling" section at the end of this document
16for details.
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19 | NOTE |
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22 VirtualBox 3.1 includes experimental USB support and requires OpenSolaris
23 build 124 or higher. VirtualBox USB support on Solaris 10 is not supported
24 due to limitations in the kernel.
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27Installing:
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30After extracting the contents of the tar.gz file perform the following steps:
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321. Login as root using the "su" command.
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342. Install the VirtualBox package:
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36 pkgadd -d VirtualBox-@VBOX_VERSION_STRING@-SunOS-r@VBOX_SVN_REV@.pkg
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38 To perform an unattended (non-interactive) installation of this
39 package, add "-n -a autoresponse SUNWvbox" (without quotes)
40 to the end of the above pkgadd command.
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423. For each package, the installer will ask you to "Select package(s) you
43 wish to process". In response, type "1".
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454. Type "y" when asked about continuing the installation.
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47At this point, all the required files should be installed on your system.
48You can launch VirtualBox by running 'VirtualBox' from the terminal.
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51Uninstalling:
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54To remove VirtualBox from your system, perform the following steps:
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561. Login as root using the "su" command.
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582. To remove VirtualBox, run the command:
59 pkgrm SUNWvbox
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613. To remove the VirtualBox kernel interface module, run the command:
62 pkgrm SUNWvboxkern
63 * Only required if you're uninstalling VirtualBox versions 3.0.x or lower.
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