[German]Oracle's developers have already released Virtualbox version 6.1.8 (as well as 6.0.22 and 5.2.42) on 15 May 2020. These are maintenance updates, which should fix bugs of earlier versions.
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Virtualbox 6.1.8
According to this changelog, the update of version 6.1.8 should fix the following errors in earlier Virtualbox editions.
- GUI: Fix several layout and mouse position handling bugs with soft keyboard
- GUI: Fixed crash on last VM removed (6.1.4 regression; bug #19568, #19525, #19506, #19490, #19481, #19397)
- GUI and API: Allow renaming VMs which are in saved state
- Serial: Fixed slow guest output when using the TCP server mode without anyone being connected
- Guest Additions: Restored 'VBoxClient–checkhostversion' functionality (6.1.0 regression; bug #19470)
- Guest Additions: Fixed resizing and multi monitor handling for X11 guests. (6.1.0 regression; bug #19496)
- Guest Additions: Build problems fix with Oracle Linux 8.2 (Red Hat compatible kernel) / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 / CentOS 8.2 (bug #19391)
- Guest Control/VBoxManage: Fixed handling of multiple environment variables supplied to 'VBoxManage guestcontrol VM run' (6.1.6/6.0.20 regression; bug #19518)
- Guest Control: Implemented support for long(er) command lines
- Guest Control: Various stability improvements
Virtualbox 6.0.22
According to this changelog, the update of version 6.0.22 should fix the following errors in earlier Virtualbox editions.
- Guest Additions: Build problems fix with Oracle Linux 8.2 (Red Hat compatible kernel) / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 / CentOS 8.2 (bug #19391)
- Guest Control/VBoxManage: fix handling of multiple environment variables supplied to 'VBoxManage guestcontrol VM run' (6.1.6/6.0.20 regression; bug #19518)
Virtualbox 5.2.42
According to this changelog, the update of version 5.2.42 should fix the following errors in earlier Virtualbox editions.
- Guest Additions: Build problems fix with Oracle Linux 8.2 (Red Hat compatible kernel) / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 / CentOS 8.2 (bug #19391)
- Guest Control: Various stability improvements
The new versions of the virtualization software can be downloaded for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux from this download page (for the older VBox versions look here or here). Note that an updated version of the VirtualBox Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack must also be downloaded and installed. VirtualBox can be used freely, but there are special license conditions for the Extension Pack. (via)
