Update VirtualBox Guest Section#614
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* Clarify guest additions package versions * Use sysrc for rc.conf examples * Add VM setup section * Add sub-section headings
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| |VirtualBox(TM) Version | Guest Additions Package (with X11) |Guest Additions Package (without X11) | ||
| | 7.2 | package:emulators/virtualbox-ose-additions-72[virtualbox-ose-additions-72] | package:emulators/virtualbox-ose-additions-nox11-72[virtualbox-ose-additions-nox11-72] | ||
| | 7.1 | package:emulators/virtualbox-ose-additions-71[virtualbox-ose-additions-71] | package:emulators/virtualbox-ose-additions-nox11-71[virtualbox-ose-additions-nox11-71] |
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It lists some EOL version and it will be deleted. See also https://www.freshports.org/emulators/virtualbox-ose-70/ and https://www.freshports.org/emulators/virtualbox-ose-71 or https://www.freshports.org/emulators/virtualbox-ose
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Good point. I have removed the table and simplified the guidance in 3b41c2c. Thanks!
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Updates are:
It is important to clarify the package versioning since the current handbook calls for installing
virtualbox-ose-additionswhich is for VirtualBox 6.1 and shouldn't be used with VirtualBox 7. There are version specific package names that should be used for 7.Also, it is important to call out
VBoxSVGAfor the graphics controller sinceVMSVGAis the default for FreeBSD guests in VirtualBox 7 and that does not work as well asVBoxSVGA. In particular, window scaling doesn't work at all andVMSVGArequires a separately installed driver.I tested Xorg with window scaling and clipboard sharing on FreeBSD 15.0, 14.3, and 13.5 using VirtualBox 7.2.6 on a Windows host.
Thanks for reviewing!