Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Ticket #19465, comment 8

Ticket #19465, comment 8

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 Replying to [comment:7 fbatschu]:
 > all those features do not work without X and the grapical environment in the guest. They are based on the X protocol.
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+I think rather than closing this case we should investigate further.
+All which features depend on X?
 All which features?
+Forget about the shared clipboard.  I'm having a hard time believing that VirtualBox does not support copying and pasting '''within the guest console window itself''' wthout X.
 I have shared folders, I have mouse events, and the console is capable of highlighting and displaying colors.
+Forget about the shared clipboard.  I'm having a hard time believing that VirtualBox does not support copying and pasting '''within the guest console window itself''' wthout X.
+Requiring X to be able to make basic use of the console would make VirtualBox unsuitable for use for a very large number of projects.
+Requiring X would make VirtualBox unsuitable for use for a large number of projects.
+vboxadd builds and installs a number of modules.  The last thing the setup() routine does is configure X features.  The source appears to indicate that X is optional.
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+#Put the X.Org driver in place.  '''This is harmless if it is not needed.'''
+    #Also set up the OpenGL library.
+    myerr=`"${INSTALL_DIR}/init/vboxadd-x11" setup 2>&1`
+    test -z "${myerr}" || log "${myerr}"
+The vboxadd-x11 script is what is reporting 'skipping' the X configuration.