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Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos

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On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 10:02:03 -0400 RavenLX <ravenlx@sitesplace.net>
wrote:

> On 08/18/2017 09:14 AM, Sven Hartge wrote:
> > RavenLX <ravenlx@sitesplace.net> wrote:
> > 
> >> I always used the Oracle repo anyway because it was updated more
> >> frequently. But I do wish that something could be worked out so
> >> that it would be back in Debian.
> > 
> > Highly unlikely, as Oracle behaves like this for all software
> > released and distributed by them.
> > 
> > Grüße,
> > Sven.
> > 
> 
> I wonder if there's a replacement for VirtualBox? I need something
> that will allow me to share a directory between host and virtual
> machine, and to be able to go between both quickly (I don't have a
> dual-screen system 
> - no room where I live for that). If I could find something that
> would work I'd switch, I think. As for my friend, he would need far
> more features I guess (I don't know what though).

Virtualbox has shared folders (directory) as well as shared Clipboard.
You just need to install Guest Additions in the Guest OS to enable it.
I use both all the time.

VB has a lot of other features.  Just read the manual.

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Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Robert Menes <viewtiful.icchan@gmail.com> - 2017-08-11 13:10 +0200
  Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de> - 2017-08-11 13:20 +0200
    Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2017-08-11 13:40 +0200
    Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2017-08-15 06:40 +0200
      Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos RavenLX <ravenlx@sitesplace.net> - 2017-08-18 14:50 +0200
        Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de> - 2017-08-18 15:20 +0200
          Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos RavenLX <ravenlx@sitesplace.net> - 2017-08-18 16:10 +0200
            Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> - 2017-08-18 16:30 +0200
              Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Mario Castelán Castro <marioxcc.MT@yandex.com> - 2017-08-18 16:40 +0200
                Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Mario Castelán Castro <marioxcc.MT@yandex.com> - 2017-08-18 17:10 +0200
              Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos RavenLX <ravenlx@sitesplace.net> - 2017-08-22 15:00 +0200
                Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> - 2017-08-22 20:40 +0200
            Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2017-08-18 16:50 +0200
              Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Mario Castelán Castro <marioxcc.MT@yandex.com> - 2017-08-19 00:30 +0200
              Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos RavenLX <ravenlx@sitesplace.net> - 2017-08-19 00:30 +0200
                Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2017-08-19 03:00 +0200
                Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Mario Castelán Castro <marioxcc.MT@yandex.com> - 2017-08-19 03:30 +0200
                Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2017-08-19 06:30 +0200
                Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2017-08-19 09:10 +0200
                Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Mario Castelán Castro <marioxcc.MT@yandex.com> - 2017-08-19 18:10 +0200
                Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2017-08-19 23:50 +0200
                Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Gilles Mocellin <gilles.mocellin@nuagelibre.org> - 2017-08-19 21:00 +0200
                Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Mario Castelán Castro <marioxcc.MT@yandex.com> - 2017-08-19 21:50 +0200
    Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2017-08-31 16:10 +0200
      Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de> - 2017-08-31 16:30 +0200
        Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-08-31 16:40 +0200
  Re: Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2017-08-11 13:20 +0200

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