VirtualBox

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2@VBOX_PRODUCT@ for OpenSolaris (TM) Operating System
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5Upgrading:
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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.
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14 | NOTE |
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17 VirtualBox 3.1+ includes experimental USB support and requires OpenSolaris
18 build 124 or higher. VirtualBox USB support on Solaris 10 is not supported
19 due to limitations in the kernel.
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22Installing:
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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@[email protected]
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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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