SRU virtualbox-ext-pack, virtualbox-guest-additions-iso to match virtualbox versions
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
virtualbox-ext-pack (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
Wily |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
Xenial |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
virtualbox-guest-additions-iso (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
Precise |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
Trusty |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
Vivid |
Won't Fix
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
Wily |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
Xenial |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
[Impact]
* some ext-pack and guest-additions-iso versions are too old to be useful with newer virtualbox releases
[Test Case]
* install a virtualbox machine and extpack/
[Regression Potential]
* none.
[Other Info]
Due to upstream's patch policy, security updated are newer minor releases. That is great for the user. But the catch is that just the main virtua box packages (virtualbox, virtualbox-qt and virtualbox-dkms) are updated.
Both virtualbox-
Long story short, please also update these packages whenever you upload a new minor version as security update, otherwise you make those packages completely useless.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: virtualbox-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Mon Feb 1 08:32:31 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-04 (88 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: virtualbox-
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
summary: |
- Packaged version must match version of virtualbox package + SRU virtualbox-ext-pack, virtualbox-guest-additions-iso to match + virtualbox versions |
description: | updated |
Changed in virtualbox-guest-additions-iso (Ubuntu Vivid): | |
status: | New → Won't Fix |
Changed in virtualbox-guest-additions-iso (Ubuntu Wily): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in virtualbox-guest-additions-iso (Ubuntu Xenial): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
tags: | added: upgrade-software-version |
Changed in virtualbox-ext-pack (Ubuntu Wily): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in virtualbox-ext-pack (Ubuntu Xenial): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in virtualbox-guest-additions-iso (Ubuntu Precise): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in virtualbox-guest-additions-iso (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in virtualbox-guest-additions-iso (Ubuntu Vivid): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in virtualbox-guest-additions-iso (Ubuntu Wily): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in virtualbox-guest-additions-iso (Ubuntu Xenial): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
tags: | added: trusty |
no longer affects: | virtualbox-ext-pack (Ubuntu Vivid) |
no longer affects: | virtualbox-ext-pack (Ubuntu Trusty) |
no longer affects: | virtualbox-ext-pack (Ubuntu Precise) |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.