djelenc
November 19, 2024, 2:59pm
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Can NixOS install the latest Oracle VirtualBox ? The Nix packages are still at 7.0.X, while 7.1.X has several improvements.
If so, how? I’ve been searching for a possible flake that uses the latest VirtualBox but to no avail. How would I create it, or how would I manually install it another way?
There is a PR open for that version change. Possibly you want to give it a try and provide feedback.
NixOS:master ← Mrmaxmeier:virtualbox-update-7.1-qt6
opened 03:23PM - 05 Nov 24 UTC
Hi,
in an effort to debug an issue with VirtualBox, I've tried updating to the … recent Qt6-based 7.1 release.
While it didn't fix my issue the non-trivial update might still be helpful to somebody :upside_down_face:
The Qt dependency paths patch seems like a quite unfortunate hack to me, but I didn't see a way to avoid it. In general, keep in mind that I don't know what I'm doing here while reviewing :slightly_smiling_face:
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djelenc
November 20, 2024, 4:26am
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This looks great, thank you. I am not sure how I missed it since nix packages were the first thing I checked
