VBoxManage extpack install --replace does not work => Fixed in SVN

[Unnamed_Hero]

Trying to update extension pack via console

I've put extpack in /usr/share/virtualbox/extensions/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack.vbox-extpack and run

VBoxManage extpack install --replace /usr/share/virtualbox/extensions/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack.vbox-extpack

I've got

Oracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 4.1.0
(C) 2005-2011 Oracle Corporation
All rights reserved.

Usage:

VBoxManage extpack          install [--replace] <tarball> |
                            uninstall [--force] <name> |
                            cleanup

VBoxManage: error: Invalid option -r

I'm using x86_64 PUEL binary edition

[Frank Mehnert]

This will be fixed in the next maintenance release.

[Sasquatch]

Command is still broken. When you use VBoxManage extpack install --replace <tarball>, you get this output as error: VBoxManage: error: '/home/sasquatch/scripts/--replace' file not found VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005), component ExtPackFile, interface IExtPackFile, callee nsISupports Context: "Install(fReplace, NULL, ptrProgress.asOutParam())" at line 1083 of file VBoxManageMisc.cpp

It takes the first option after 'install' as the file. You have to put --replace at the end, which is NOT noted in the manual nor in the help output. The order is wrong. It should VBoxManage extpack install <tarball> --replace instead. That does work, so this bug is only partially fixed. Either fix the command order, or fix the help info.

[Frank Mehnert]

Indeed. We forgot to get the help info and the implementation in sync.

[Frank Mehnert]

Should now be finally fixed. Actually the correct behavior is to accept both (VBoxManage extpack install --replace <tarball> as well as VBoxManage extpack install <tarball> --replace). Fix will be in the next maintenance release.

[Frank Mehnert]

Fixed in VBox 4.1.4.