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Paul Schauble

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Message 80497 - Posted: 28 Aug 2017, 8:34:10 UTC

I currently have 5.1.18. Is that still the recommended version?

BTW, it would be very helpful if the recommended version of BOINC and VirtualBox were shown in the download box on the site front page. It's useful to be able to see quickly if an update is needed.

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Richard Haselgrove
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Message 80500 - Posted: 28 Aug 2017, 9:35:58 UTC

VirtualBox is an independent product, supplied by Oracle. BOINC makes it available as a combined download for convenience, but you don't have to use the BOINC-supplied version.

Currently, BOINC is offering VB 5.0.18 with the (somewhat elderly) recommended version of BOINC, and VB 5.1.26 with the next alpha test version of BOINC.

I wouldn't recommend installing a test version of BOINC just to get a newer version of VB - this one isn't finished yet.

Instead, get VB 5.1.26 from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
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Message 80504 - Posted: 28 Aug 2017, 11:47:31 UTC - in response to Message 80500.  

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