[jbosstools-issues] [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

[Denis Golovin (JIRA)]

     [ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Denis Golovin closed 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
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>                 Key: JBDS-3761
>                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3761
>             Project: Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio (devstudio)
>          Issue Type: Feature Request
>          Components: platform-installer
>    Affects Versions: 9.1.0.CR1
>            Reporter: Nick Boldt
>            Assignee: Nick Boldt
>             Fix For: 10.2.0.AM3
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>         Attachments: JBDS3761-VBox508installed-but-honeybadger-installer-doesnt-care.png, vbox-install-omits-guestadditions.png
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> 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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