VirtualBox

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2@VBOX_PRODUCT@ for Solaris (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
10before installing a newer one. Please refer to the "Uninstalling" section
11at the end of this document for details.
12
13 +--------+
14 | NOTE |
15 +--------+
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17 VirtualBox 3.1+ includes experimental USB support for Solaris 11, Nevada
18 and OpenSolaris build 124 or higher. VirtualBox does not support USB devices
19 attached to the host on Solaris 10 due to limitations in the kernel.
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22Installing:
23-----------
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25After extracting the contents of the tar.gz file perform the following steps:
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271. Login as root using the "su" command.
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292. Install the VirtualBox package:
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31 pkgadd -d VirtualBox-@VBOX_VERSION_STRING@-SunOS-r@VBOX_SVN_REV@.pkg
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33 To perform an unattended (non-interactive) installation of this
34 package, add "-n -a autoresponse SUNWvbox" (without quotes)
35 to the end of the above pkgadd command.
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373. For each package, the installer will ask you to "Select package(s) you
38 wish to process". In response, type "1".
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404. Type "y" when asked about continuing the installation.
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42At this point, all the required files should be installed on your system.
43You can launch VirtualBox by running 'VirtualBox' from the terminal.
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46Uninstalling:
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49To remove VirtualBox from your system, perform the following steps:
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511. Login as root using the "su" command.
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532. To remove VirtualBox, run the command:
54 pkgrm SUNWvbox
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563. To remove the VirtualBox kernel interface module, run the command:
57 pkgrm SUNWvboxkern
58 * Only required if you're uninstalling VirtualBox versions 3.0.x or lower.
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