Virtualbox 5.2
Publication date: 22 Dec 2017
Type: bugfix
Affected Mageia releases :
6
Description
This update provides an update to virtualbox 5.2 branch, currently based
on 5.2.2, and adding support for 4.14 series kernels.
Notable enhancements in 5.2 series compared to earlier 5.1.
* VM export to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Classic (OCI Classic) format
* Automatic, unattended guest OS installation for Oracle VM VirtualBox
Virtual Machines
* Improved Virtual Machine Tools, including a new dynamic interface to
manage Virtual Machine configuration and snapshot capabilities
* New Global Tools handling
- Virtual Media Manager manages media attributes like size, location,
type and description
- Host Network Manager simplifies managing corresponding networks and
their attributes
* GUI accessibility
- New GUI icons for VirtualBox on all platforms
- Enhanced Virtual Machine Selector
- Extended audio settings, with the option to enable/disable audio
input/output
- Snapshot Pane updates allow easier management of snapshot attributes,
like name and description
* Audio
- Device enumeration support for audio backends (optional)
- Support for host device callbacks (optional) and further enhancements
- HDA emulation now uses asynchronous data processing in separate threads
* Storage
- Support for CUE/BIN images as CD/DVD media including multiple tracks
- Support for the controller memory buffer feature for NVMe
For info on the new features and fixes, see the referenced links.
SRPMS
6/core
- virtualbox-5.2.2-1.mga6
- kmod-virtualbox-5.2.2-1.mga6
- kmod-vboxadditions-5.2.2-1.mga6