[OpenIndiana-discuss] VirtualBox status?

[Stephan Althaus]

On 8/25/23 08:46, Predrag Zečević via openindiana-discuss wrote:
>
>
> On 8/25/23 07:25, Carl Brewer wrote:
>> Hey everyone,
>> Before I break a server .. Is VirtualBox running ok on current OI?
>> Last I saw, Russell was having trouble with it in July.
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Carl
>>
>
> Hi Carl,
>
> I had to boot in BE created in June, since one from August is not working
>
> I guess we need to wait for fix...
>
> Check mailing list for "Problem with VirtualBox since upgrade today", 
> as some workaround is proposed there (I have decided to switch 
> complete BE back)
>
> Regards.
>
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Hello!


I did a pkg update now on my server with one headless VB-vm:


$ beadm list
BE                       Active Mountpoint Space   Policy Created
openindiana-2022:11:16   -      -          124.32M static 2022-11-16 18:00
openindiana-2023:06:23-2 -      -          81.33M  static 2023-06-23 13:44
openindiana-2023:08:25   NR     /          105.67G static 2023-08-25 08:57

$ VBoxManage startvm aLinux -type headless
Waiting for VM "aLinux" to power on...
VM "aLinux" has been successfully started.

$ VBoxManage list vms
"aLinux" {9019c57b-7dd4-4ef9-bc96-c20185674ed2}

$ VBoxManage list runningvms
"aLinux" {9019c57b-7dd4-4ef9-bc96-c20185674ed2}

$ ssh applepie at projekte
applepie at projekte's password:
Welcome to Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.4.0-156-generic x86_64)

  * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com
  * Management:     https://landscape.canonical.com
  * Support:        https://ubuntu.com/advantage

  System information disabled due to load higher than 2.0

  * Strictly confined Kubernetes makes edge and IoT secure. Learn how 
MicroK8s
    just raised the bar for easy, resilient and secure K8s cluster 
deployment.

    https://ubuntu.com/engage/secure-kubernetes-at-the-edge

Expanded Security Maintenance for Applications is not enabled.

22 updates can be applied immediately.
To see these additional updates run: apt list --upgradable

Enable ESM Apps to receive additional future security updates.
See https://ubuntu.com/esm or run: sudo pro status


Last login: Tue Jul 11 15:17:16 2023 from 192.168.2.63


q... So my VM is running on today's OI.


Regards,
Stephan