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Re: Linux Support in VirtualBox is about to get a LOT Better
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2018, 09:40:10 PM »
 

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Interesting news @Jerry very useful feature
 

Linux Support in VirtualBox is about to get a LOT Better
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2018, 01:59:36 AM »
 

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THIS IS AWESOME!

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/01/virtualbox-guest-additions-linux-kernel

Work to add features in VirtualBox Guest Additions to the Linux kernel is underway by kernel developers. The first fruits of their labor will appear in Linux 4.16.

These additional features are licensed under the GPL and sit in the kernel tree. That means no additional proprietary code or binary blobs are loaded on your system

Why does this matter?

Well, it means the next time you boot a Linux distribution with the Linux 4.16 (or later) kernel, VirtualBox Guest Additions will be already installed. You won’t need to enable, add, install or tweak anything (in theory).

Basic system integration features like seamless mode and copy and paste between guest and host will “just work”. Devs even plan to support shared folders out of the box in a future kernel release.
 

 

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