Downloads:
5,214
Downloads of v 6.1:
1,145
Last Update:
19 Nov 2021
Package Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- Mathias Herrmann
- Zhe Fang
- Runar Buvik
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6.1 | Updated: 19 Nov 2021
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Downloads:
5,214
Downloads of v 6.1:
1,145
Software Author(s):
- Mathias Herrmann
- Zhe Fang
- Runar Buvik
VBoxVmService 6.1
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This Package Contains an Exempted Check
Not All Tests Have Passed
Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall
To install VBoxVmService, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To upgrade VBoxVmService, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To uninstall VBoxVmService, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
Deployment Method:
This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.
1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url
(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)
2. Setup Your Environment
1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment
Please see the organizational deployment guide
2. Get the package into your environment
Option 1: Cached Package (Unreliable, Requires Internet - Same As Community)-
Open Source or Commercial:
- Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
- You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download
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Open Source
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Download the package:
Download - Follow manual internalization instructions
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Package Internalizer (C4B)
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Run: (additional options)
choco download vboxvmservice --internalize --source=https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/
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For package and dependencies run:
choco push --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'"
- Automate package internalization
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Run: (additional options)
3. Copy Your Script
choco upgrade vboxvmservice -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" [other options]
See options you can pass to upgrade.
See best practices for scripting.
Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.
If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:
choco upgrade vboxvmservice -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'"
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
Exit 0
}
Exit $exitCode
- name: Install vboxvmservice
win_chocolatey:
name: vboxvmservice
version: '6.1'
source: INTERNAL REPO URL
state: present
See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.
chocolatey_package 'vboxvmservice' do
action :install
source 'INTERNAL REPO URL'
version '6.1'
end
See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.
cChocoPackageInstaller vboxvmservice
{
Name = "vboxvmservice"
Version = "6.1"
Source = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}
Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.
package { 'vboxvmservice':
ensure => '6.1',
provider => 'chocolatey',
source => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}
Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.
4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation
See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.
This package is exempt from moderation. While it is likely safe for you, there is more risk involved.
VBoxVmService is a wrapper-service that calls VirtualBox COM API interfaces. When Windows starts up, the wrapper-service will start running. It will check for the settings in VBoxVmService.ini
file, and call up the Virtual Machines as specified. Both the wrapper-service and Virtual Machines are run with the account specified in the VBoxVmService.ini
file.
If RunWebService=yes
is specified in VBoxVmService.ini
file, the wrapper-service will also try to start VirtualBox web service automatically. This might be useful for people who use the web service a lot, like users of phpVirtualBox.
When windows shuts down, the wrapper-service will try to stop all the VMs configured in VBoxVmService.ini
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VmServiceControl.exe
is the CLI (command line interface) client that sends control commands to VBoxVmService and display returned results.
VmServiceTray.exe
is another client like VmServiceControl.exe
, but comes with GUI interface and stays in system tray.
Old Windows versions like Windows 7 are no longer supported.
It hasn't been fully tested on systems other than Windows 10, but it is supposed to work on server systems like Win2012, Win2016, ... etc, both 32bit and 64bit versions.
NOTE: Your AntiVirus software might detect a virus in this package. This is a known issue which arises due to this software using an InnoSetup installer, which is also often used by malware. PLease see these resources: https://github.com/onlyfang/VBoxVmService/issues/47, https://github.com/onlyfang/VBoxVmService/issues/48, https://groups.google.com/g/innosetup/c/w2weZ4afFqs/m/S62Rm5dfAgAJ.
Log in or click on link to see number of positives.
- VBoxVmService.6.1.nupkg (9b67ca94ef9c) - ## / 63
- VBoxVmService-6.1-Kiwi.exe (ef181054002a) - ## / 73
- VBoxVmService-6.1-Kiwi.exe (6e1f8272e693) - ## / 68
In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).
Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.
Add to Builder | Version | Downloads | Last Updated | Status |
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VBoxVmService 6.1 | 1145 | Friday, November 19, 2021 | Exempted | |
VBoxVmService 6.0 | 1652 | Monday, February 4, 2019 | Approved | |
VBoxVmService 5.2 | 833 | Wednesday, October 25, 2017 | Approved | |
VBoxVmService 5.1 | 615 | Thursday, November 3, 2016 | Approved | |
VBoxVmService 4.1.2.1 | 748 | Saturday, May 31, 2014 | Unknown |
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