VirtualBox 7.1.4 Adds Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.12 and Other Linux Changes
Coming only three weeks after VirtualBox 7.1.2, the VirtualBox 7.1.4 release is here to introduce automatic upgrading of the Linux Guest Additions via the Devices menu on ARM systems, improved flickering, black screen, and other screen update issues with recent Linux kernels, and adds initial support for the upcoming Linux 6.12 kernel series in Linux Guest Additions, with the following warning.
VirtualBox 7.1.4 also restores network boot support and adds the missing LsiLogic MPT SCSI driver to fix booting from devices attached to this device when using the EFI firmware, both being broken in VirtualBox 7.1, and fixes an issue with restoring the saved NAT state from VirtualBox 7.0.x instances.
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VirtualBox 7.1.4 Released, Here’s What’s New
VirtualBox, the popular open-source virtualization software, has just released version 7.1.4. This latest update is a maintenance release focused on bug fixes and incremental improvements.
It follows the major update of version 7.1, launched in September, which brought a modernized user interface and several new features.
Among the notable updates, the VirtualBox graphical user interface now includes the latest National Language Support update for Turkish, Indonesian, and Italian, ensuring broader accessibility for users worldwide.
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VirtualBox 7.1.4 Readies Linux Kernel 6.12 Support + More - OMG! Ubuntu
VirtualBox 7.1.4 includes a small set of improvements, bug fixes, and stability enhancements to this open-source, cross-platform virtualisation tool, though new major new features are included.
Among the changes are 2 which affect the Linux Guest Additions package (installing this enables Linux VMs to integrate better with the underlying host OS and hardware, be it a Linux, macOS, Windows, or Solaris host).
Firstly, Linux Guest Additions picks up initial support for the upcoming Linux kernel 6.12 release, which due out in the next few months. Adding initial support now means VMs should just keep chugging away without any major hiccups if/when the user upgrades to Linux 6.12.
Secondly, Linux Guest Additions now has an automatic upgrade option (via the Devices menu) for those running Linux guests in VirtualBox on Macs equipped with ARM (aka Apple Silicon/M-Series) chips.