Install virtualbox on centos 5.9

If you want to update the VirtualBox with the latest version in the future, you can simply run the yum update command to update it. If you want to completely remove VirtualBox, just use the following command to completely remove it from your system. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible.

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At this point, VirtualBox is hung. I can not do anything but kill the process. There is no way to scroll the window or click any button. Again, the only thing I can do is kill the process. When I revert back to version 4.

Not able to reproduce on CentOS 5. When you try to install the extension pack there will be an authentication dialog asking for your root password. Is it possible that you missed this dialog?

I'm aware of that dialog. I never got that far. The UI hangs on the file-open dialog. Are there some debug steps I can take to try and help out with your analysis? As a quick test, I tried again using different window managers in case it was a case of something stealing input focus , but there's no change. Using Gnome, fvwm and twm, the problem occurs identically. Please keep in mind that all comments are moderated and your email address will NOT be published.

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If you have any questions or doubts? Related Posts. Thank you so much. I got this setup on Centos7. So far no problems. I may be back — soon Reply. Guy, Have you followed instructions provided in the article for Linux Mint? Install VirtualBox 6. It worked perfect. Thank you! Hi, I am also stuck on installing this. Got something to say?

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