VirtualBox installation question.

[Erik P. Olsen]

On 16/12/11 23:54, Reindl Harald wrote:
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> Am 16.12.2011 23:50, schrieb Erik P. Olsen:
>> I have installed VirtualBox-4.0-4.0.14_74382_fedora14-1.x86_64 and have been running it for quite some time. I have
>> now noticed that a new version VirtualBox-4.1-4.1.6_74713_fedora14-1.x86_64 is available but not as an update only
>> as a new install. Is it safe to remove the current package and install the new one? Will my virtual machines be
>> automatically picked up by the installation process?
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> this is linux not windows
> rpm -Uvh "package.rpm" or better "yum --nogpgcheck update package.rpm"
> to update downloaded packages

My question had nothing to do with windows. I have never run windows except as 
virtual machines. and "yum update VirtualBox*" gets "No Packages marked for 
Update" so a clean install is needed.

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Erik