[JBoss JIRA] (JBDS-3761) when replacing an existing VBox install, should use the same install folder; could also ask user where they want VirtualBox installed
by Nick Boldt (JIRA)
[ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.... ]
Nick Boldt resolved JBDS-3761.
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Assignee: Nick Boldt
Resolution: Done
Fixed here:
https://github.com/redhat-developer-tooling/developer-platform-install/co...
> when replacing an existing VBox install, should use the same install folder; could also ask user where they want VirtualBox installed
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: JBDS-3761
> URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761
> Project: Developer Studio (JBoss Developer Studio)
> Issue Type: Feature Request
> Components: installer
> Affects Versions: 9.1.0.CR1
> Reporter: Nick Boldt
> Assignee: Nick Boldt
> Fix For: 9.1.0.GA
>
> Attachments: JBDS3761-VBox508installed-but-honeybadger-installer-doesnt-care.png, vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png
>
>
> I had Virtual Box 5.0.16 installed.
> The dev platform installer (build 33) decided 5.0.16 was bad, uninstalled it, and instead installed 5.0.8 into C:\DeveloperPlatform\virtualbox (where I had had it installed to the default folder, c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox.
> As a result, my existing VB install cannot find the Guest Additions iso image.
> !vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png!
> I suggest that since the installation of Virtual Box isn't something that is necessarily tied into the DevPlatform, it should be installed into its default folder, c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox, rather than C:\DeveloperPlatform\virtualbox.
> Or if not, the installer could ask the user if they want to use the default folder (for reuse) or install under the DeveloperPlatform folder (for a more self-contained installation footprint).
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[JBoss JIRA] (JBDS-3761) when replacing an existing VBox install, should use the same install folder; could also ask user where they want VirtualBox installed
by CDW Engine (JIRA)
[ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.... ]
CDW Engine updated JBDS-3761:
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> when replacing an existing VBox install, should use the same install folder; could also ask user where they want VirtualBox installed
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: JBDS-3761
> URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761
> Project: Developer Studio (JBoss Developer Studio)
> Issue Type: Feature Request
> Components: installer
> Affects Versions: 9.1.0.CR1
> Reporter: Nick Boldt
> Fix For: 9.1.0.GA
>
> Attachments: JBDS3761-VBox508installed-but-honeybadger-installer-doesnt-care.png, vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png
>
>
> I had Virtual Box 5.0.16 installed.
> The dev platform installer (build 33) decided 5.0.16 was bad, uninstalled it, and instead installed 5.0.8 into C:\DeveloperPlatform\virtualbox (where I had had it installed to the default folder, c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox.
> As a result, my existing VB install cannot find the Guest Additions iso image.
> !vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png!
> I suggest that since the installation of Virtual Box isn't something that is necessarily tied into the DevPlatform, it should be installed into its default folder, c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox, rather than C:\DeveloperPlatform\virtualbox.
> Or if not, the installer could ask the user if they want to use the default folder (for reuse) or install under the DeveloperPlatform folder (for a more self-contained installation footprint).
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[JBoss JIRA] (JBDS-3761) when replacing an existing VBox install, should use the same install folder; could also ask user where they want VirtualBox installed
by Nick Boldt (JIRA)
[ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.... ]
Nick Boldt updated JBDS-3761:
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Status: New (was: New)
Target Release: 9.1.0.GA
> when replacing an existing VBox install, should use the same install folder; could also ask user where they want VirtualBox installed
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: JBDS-3761
> URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761
> Project: Developer Studio (JBoss Developer Studio)
> Issue Type: Feature Request
> Components: installer
> Affects Versions: 9.1.0.CR1
> Reporter: Nick Boldt
> Fix For: 9.1.0.GA
>
> Attachments: JBDS3761-VBox508installed-but-honeybadger-installer-doesnt-care.png, vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png
>
>
> I had Virtual Box 5.0.16 installed.
> The dev platform installer (build 33) decided 5.0.16 was bad, uninstalled it, and instead installed 5.0.8 into C:\DeveloperPlatform\virtualbox (where I had had it installed to the default folder, c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox.
> As a result, my existing VB install cannot find the Guest Additions iso image.
> !vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png!
> I suggest that since the installation of Virtual Box isn't something that is necessarily tied into the DevPlatform, it should be installed into its default folder, c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox, rather than C:\DeveloperPlatform\virtualbox.
> Or if not, the installer could ask the user if they want to use the default folder (for reuse) or install under the DeveloperPlatform folder (for a more self-contained installation footprint).
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[JBoss JIRA] (JBDS-3761) when replacing an existing VBox install, should use the same install folder; could also ask user where they want VirtualBox installed
by CDW Engine (JIRA)
[ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.... ]
CDW Engine updated JBDS-3761:
-----------------------------
> when replacing an existing VBox install, should use the same install folder; could also ask user where they want VirtualBox installed
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: JBDS-3761
> URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761
> Project: Developer Studio (JBoss Developer Studio)
> Issue Type: Feature Request
> Components: installer
> Affects Versions: 9.1.0.CR1
> Reporter: Nick Boldt
> Fix For: 9.1.0.GA
>
> Attachments: JBDS3761-VBox508installed-but-honeybadger-installer-doesnt-care.png, vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png
>
>
> I had Virtual Box 5.0.16 installed.
> The dev platform installer (build 33) decided 5.0.16 was bad, uninstalled it, and instead installed 5.0.8 into C:\DeveloperPlatform\virtualbox (where I had had it installed to the default folder, c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox.
> As a result, my existing VB install cannot find the Guest Additions iso image.
> !vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png!
> I suggest that since the installation of Virtual Box isn't something that is necessarily tied into the DevPlatform, it should be installed into its default folder, c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox, rather than C:\DeveloperPlatform\virtualbox.
> Or if not, the installer could ask the user if they want to use the default folder (for reuse) or install under the DeveloperPlatform folder (for a more self-contained installation footprint).
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[JBoss JIRA] (JBDS-3761) when replacing an existing VBox install, should use the same install folder; could also ask user where they want VirtualBox installed
by Nick Boldt (JIRA)
[ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.... ]
Nick Boldt updated JBDS-3761:
-----------------------------
> when replacing an existing VBox install, should use the same install folder; could also ask user where they want VirtualBox installed
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: JBDS-3761
> URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761
> Project: Developer Studio (JBoss Developer Studio)
> Issue Type: Feature Request
> Components: installer
> Affects Versions: 9.1.0.CR1
> Reporter: Nick Boldt
> Fix For: 9.1.0.GA
>
> Attachments: JBDS3761-VBox508installed-but-honeybadger-installer-doesnt-care.png, vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png
>
>
> I had Virtual Box 5.0.16 installed.
> The dev platform installer (build 33) decided 5.0.16 was bad, uninstalled it, and instead installed 5.0.8 into C:\DeveloperPlatform\virtualbox (where I had had it installed to the default folder, c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox.
> As a result, my existing VB install cannot find the Guest Additions iso image.
> !vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png!
> I suggest that since the installation of Virtual Box isn't something that is necessarily tied into the DevPlatform, it should be installed into its default folder, c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox, rather than C:\DeveloperPlatform\virtualbox.
> Or if not, the installer could ask the user if they want to use the default folder (for reuse) or install under the DeveloperPlatform folder (for a more self-contained installation footprint).
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[JBoss JIRA] (JBDS-3761) when replacing an existing VBox install, should use the same install folder; could also ask user where they want VirtualBox installed
by Nick Boldt (JIRA)
[ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.... ]
Nick Boldt updated JBDS-3761:
-----------------------------
> when replacing an existing VBox install, should use the same install folder; could also ask user where they want VirtualBox installed
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: JBDS-3761
> URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761
> Project: Developer Studio (JBoss Developer Studio)
> Issue Type: Feature Request
> Components: installer
> Affects Versions: 9.1.0.CR1
> Reporter: Nick Boldt
> Fix For: 9.1.0.GA
>
> Attachments: JBDS3761-VBox508installed-but-honeybadger-installer-doesnt-care.png, vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png
>
>
> I had Virtual Box 5.0.16 installed.
> The dev platform installer (build 33) decided 5.0.16 was bad, uninstalled it, and instead installed 5.0.8 into C:\DeveloperPlatform\virtualbox (where I had had it installed to the default folder, c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox.
> As a result, my existing VB install cannot find the Guest Additions iso image.
> !vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png!
> I suggest that since the installation of Virtual Box isn't something that is necessarily tied into the DevPlatform, it should be installed into its default folder, c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox, rather than C:\DeveloperPlatform\virtualbox.
> Or if not, the installer could ask the user if they want to use the default folder (for reuse) or install under the DeveloperPlatform folder (for a more self-contained installation footprint).
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[JBoss JIRA] (JBDS-3761) when replacing an existing VBox install, should use the same install folder; could also ask user where they want VirtualBox installed
by CDW Engine (JIRA)
[ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.... ]
CDW Engine updated JBDS-3761:
-----------------------------
> when replacing an existing VBox install, should use the same install folder; could also ask user where they want VirtualBox installed
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: JBDS-3761
> URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761
> Project: Developer Studio (JBoss Developer Studio)
> Issue Type: Feature Request
> Components: installer
> Affects Versions: 9.1.0.CR1
> Reporter: Nick Boldt
> Fix For: 9.1.0.GA
>
> Attachments: JBDS3761-VBox508installed-but-honeybadger-installer-doesnt-care.png, vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png
>
>
> I had Virtual Box 5.0.16 installed.
> The dev platform installer (build 33) decided 5.0.16 was bad, uninstalled it, and instead installed 5.0.8 into C:\DeveloperPlatform\virtualbox (where I had had it installed to the default folder, c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox.
> As a result, my existing VB install cannot find the Guest Additions iso image.
> !vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png!
> I suggest that since the installation of Virtual Box isn't something that is necessarily tied into the DevPlatform, it should be installed into its default folder, c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox, rather than C:\DeveloperPlatform\virtualbox.
> Or if not, the installer could ask the user if they want to use the default folder (for reuse) or install under the DeveloperPlatform folder (for a more self-contained installation footprint).
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[JBoss JIRA] (JBDS-3761) when replacing an existing VBox install, should use the same install folder; could also ask user where they want VirtualBox installed
by Nick Boldt (JIRA)
[ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.... ]
Nick Boldt updated JBDS-3761:
-----------------------------
> when replacing an existing VBox install, should use the same install folder; could also ask user where they want VirtualBox installed
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: JBDS-3761
> URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761
> Project: Developer Studio (JBoss Developer Studio)
> Issue Type: Feature Request
> Components: installer
> Affects Versions: 9.1.0.CR1
> Reporter: Nick Boldt
> Fix For: 9.1.0.GA
>
> Attachments: JBDS3761-VBox508installed-but-honeybadger-installer-doesnt-care.png, vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png
>
>
> I had Virtual Box 5.0.16 installed.
> The dev platform installer (build 33) decided 5.0.16 was bad, uninstalled it, and instead installed 5.0.8 into C:\DeveloperPlatform\virtualbox (where I had had it installed to the default folder, c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox.
> As a result, my existing VB install cannot find the Guest Additions iso image.
> !vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png!
> I suggest that since the installation of Virtual Box isn't something that is necessarily tied into the DevPlatform, it should be installed into its default folder, c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox, rather than C:\DeveloperPlatform\virtualbox.
> Or if not, the installer could ask the user if they want to use the default folder (for reuse) or install under the DeveloperPlatform folder (for a more self-contained installation footprint).
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