| 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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| 2 | <!-- Release change log structure
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| 3 |
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| 4 | Each release has a matching log of changes which were made for that and
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| 5 | earlier releases. Earlier releases means anything with a lower number (e.g.
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| 6 | 5.0.18 is lower than 5.1.2) which was released before this one. The log is
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| 7 | kept in the file doc/manual/user_ChangeLogImpl.xml. Anything worth mentioning,
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| 8 | particularly new features and fixed bugs, with a trac bug number if possible,
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| 9 | should be added to the top of the change log (that is, the section for the
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| 10 | upcoming release) for the branch in which it first appears - stable or
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| 11 | development - before the next release. If you back-port it to older branches
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| 12 | please add an entry there too. When a new major release is made, change log
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| 13 | sections for earlier releases are merged in.
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| 14 |
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| 15 | Change log sections are split into two groups: major new features (normally
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| 16 | only for dot zero releases) and fixes. In addition, the entries in each group
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| 17 | are ordered as follows:
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| 18 |
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| 19 | VMM-related entries (most important)
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| 20 | GUI-related entries (most visible for users)
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| 21 | Device-related entries
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| 22 | VBoxManage/API/Main-related entries
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| 23 | Host-related entries
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| 24 | Guest-related entries -->
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| 25 | <chapter>
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| 26 |
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| 27 | <!-- HACK ALERT! Seems we must have a single top level element for xi:include to work.
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| 28 | So, we use chapter and xpointer="xpointer(/chapter/)" with xi:include. -->
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| 29 |
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| 30 | <sect1>
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| 31 |
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| 32 | <title>Version 6.0.0_RC1 (2018-xx-xx)</title>
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| 33 |
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| 34 | <para>
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| 35 | This is a major update. The following major new features were
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| 36 | added:
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| 37 | </para>
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| 38 |
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| 39 | <itemizedlist>
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| 40 |
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| 41 | <listitem>
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| 42 | <para>Audio: added support for surround speaker setups (e.g. used by
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| 43 | Windows 10 Build 1809)</para>
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| 44 | </listitem>
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| 45 |
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| 46 | </itemizedlist>
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| 47 |
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| 48 | <para>
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| 49 | In addition, the following items were fixed or added:
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| 50 | </para>
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| 51 |
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| 52 | <itemizedlist>
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| 53 |
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| 54 | <listitem>
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| 55 | <para>Dummy entry</para>
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| 56 | </listitem>
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| 57 |
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| 58 | </itemizedlist>
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| 59 |
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| 60 | </sect1>
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| 61 | <sect1>
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| 62 | <title>Version 6.0.0_BETA3 (2018-11-30)</title>
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| 63 |
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| 64 | <para>This is a beta release. The following major new features
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| 65 | were added:</para>
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| 66 |
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| 67 | <itemizedlist>
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| 68 |
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| 69 | <listitem>
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| 70 | <para>OCI integration: exporting a VM is now possible from the command line
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| 71 | interface (VBoxManage)</para>
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| 72 | </listitem>
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| 73 |
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| 74 | <listitem>
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| 75 | <para>OCI integration: all virtualized shapes are supported, e.g.
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| 76 | VM.Standard2.*</para>
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| 77 | </listitem>
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| 78 |
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| 79 | <listitem>
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| 80 | <para>Devices/graphics: enable support for VMSVGA graphics device emulation
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| 81 | by default</para>
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| 82 | </listitem>
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| 83 |
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| 84 | <listitem>
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| 85 | <para>VBoxManage: support for DHCP options</para>
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| 86 | </listitem>
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| 87 |
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| 88 | <listitem>
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| 89 | <para>Windows guests: support VMSVGA in the Windows Additions</para>
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| 90 | </listitem>
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| 91 |
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| 92 | </itemizedlist>
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| 93 |
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| 94 | <para>In addition, the following items were fixed and/or added:</para>
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| 95 |
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| 96 | <itemizedlist>
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| 97 |
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| 98 | <listitem>
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| 99 | <para>Serial: allow changing the serial port attachment while the
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| 100 | VM is running (bug #6115)</para>
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| 101 | </listitem>
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| 102 |
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| 103 | <listitem>
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| 104 | <para>Linux hosts: support Linux 4.20 (thank you Larry Finger)</para>
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| 105 | </listitem>
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| 106 |
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| 107 | <listitem>
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| 108 | <para>Linux guests: support Linux 4.20 (thank you Larry Finger)</para>
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| 109 | </listitem>
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| 110 |
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| 111 | <listitem>
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| 112 | <para>Linux guests: support VMSVGA in the Linux and X11 Additions</para>
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| 113 | </listitem>
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| 114 |
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| 115 | </itemizedlist>
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| 116 | </sect1>
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| 117 |
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| 118 | <sect1>
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| 119 | <title>Version 6.0.0_BETA2 (2018-11-15)</title>
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| 120 |
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| 121 | <para>This is a beta release. The following major new features
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| 122 | were added:</para>
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| 123 |
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| 124 | <itemizedlist>
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| 125 |
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| 126 | <listitem>
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| 127 | <para>User interface: a new file manager enabling user to control the guest file system and copy file objects between host and guest.</para>
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| 128 | </listitem>
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| 129 |
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| 130 | </itemizedlist>
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| 131 |
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| 132 | <para>In addition, the following items were fixed and/or added:</para>
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| 133 |
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| 134 | <itemizedlist>
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| 135 |
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| 136 | <listitem>
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| 137 | <para>Oracle Cloud integration fixes and improvements</para>
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| 138 | </listitem>
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| 139 |
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| 140 | <listitem>
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| 141 | <para>User interface: many improvements</para>
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| 142 | </listitem>
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| 143 |
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| 144 | <listitem>
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| 145 | <para>Audio/Video recording fixes and improvements</para>
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| 146 | </listitem>
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| 147 |
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| 148 | <listitem>
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| 149 | <para>Devices: new BusLogic ISA variant</para>
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| 150 | </listitem>
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| 151 |
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| 152 | <listitem>
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| 153 | <para>Devices: serial port fixes</para>
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| 154 | </listitem>
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| 155 |
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| 156 | <listitem>
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| 157 | <para>BIOS: fixes</para>
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| 158 | </listitem>
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| 159 |
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| 160 | <listitem>
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| 161 | <para>API: transparently resize disk images when merging if
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| 162 | possible</para>
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| 163 | </listitem>
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| 164 |
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| 165 | <listitem>
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| 166 | <para>Solaris: installer fixes</para>
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| 167 | </listitem>
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| 168 |
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| 169 | <listitem>
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| 170 | <para>Windows Guest Additions: fix incorrect tablet co-ordinate
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| 171 | handling with recent Windows 10 builds</para>
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| 172 | </listitem>
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| 173 |
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| 174 | <listitem>
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| 175 | <para>Guest Additions: improved shared folder auto-mounting</para>
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| 176 | </listitem>
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| 177 |
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| 178 | <listitem>
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| 179 | <para>OS/2 Guest Additions: initial shared folder support</para>
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| 180 | </listitem>
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| 181 |
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| 182 | </itemizedlist>
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| 183 | </sect1>
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| 184 |
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| 185 | <sect1>
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| 186 | <title>Version 6.0.0_BETA1 (2018-10-22)</title>
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| 187 |
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| 188 | <para>This is a beta release. The following major new features
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| 189 | were added:</para>
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| 190 |
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| 191 | <itemizedlist>
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| 192 |
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| 193 | <listitem>
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| 194 | <para>OCI Integration: implemented support for exporting a VM to
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| 195 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</para>
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| 196 | </listitem>
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| 197 |
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| 198 | <listitem>
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| 199 | <para>User interface: greatly improved HiDPI and scaling support,
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| 200 | including better using host HiDPI support, HiDPI icons,
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| 201 | improved detection and per-machine configuration</para>
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| 202 | </listitem>
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| 203 |
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| 204 | <listitem>
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| 205 | <para>User interface: major rework of interface style with improved
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| 206 | ease of access for application and machine set-up</para>
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| 207 | </listitem>
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| 208 |
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| 209 | <listitem>
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| 210 | <para>User interface: an improved logviewer widget.</para>
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| 211 | </listitem>
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| 212 |
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| 213 | <listitem>
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| 214 | <para>User interface: several improvements to import appliance and clone virtual machine wizards including (not limited to) enabling user to select non-default folders per machine.</para>
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| 215 | </listitem>
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| 216 |
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| 217 | <listitem>
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| 218 | <para>User interface: a new floppy disk creation widget enabling user to create/add a (optionally formatted) floppy disk.</para>
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| 219 | </listitem>
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| 220 |
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| 221 | <listitem>
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| 222 | <para>User interface: a new media selection widget enabling the user to select one of the already known media or select a disk image file.</para>
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| 223 | </listitem>
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| 224 |
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| 225 | </itemizedlist>
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| 226 |
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| 227 | <para>In addition, the following items were fixed and/or added:</para>
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| 228 |
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| 229 | <itemizedlist>
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| 230 |
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| 231 | <listitem>
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| 232 | <para>User interface: video and audio recording can now be separately
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| 233 | enabled</para>
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| 234 | </listitem>
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| 235 |
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| 236 | <listitem>
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| 237 | <para>Audio: implemented support for attaching / detaching VRDE
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| 238 | audio drivers at runtime</para>
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| 239 | </listitem>
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| 240 |
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| 241 | <listitem>
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| 242 | <para>Guest Control: various new APIs and features were implemented
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| 243 | (see SDK documentation for more)</para>
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| 244 | </listitem>
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| 245 |
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| 246 | <listitem>
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| 247 | <para>Networking: Added a workaround for older guests which do not enable
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| 248 | bus mastering for the virtio PCI device</para>
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| 249 | </listitem>
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| 250 |
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| 251 | <listitem>
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| 252 | <para>iSCSI: In cases where there is no ambiguity, the LUN of an iSCSI
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| 253 | target is automatically determined; this makes eases the use of iSCSI
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| 254 | targets with LUNs other than zero
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| 255 | </para>
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| 256 | </listitem>
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| 257 |
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| 258 | <listitem>
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| 259 | <para>ACPI: Up to four custom ACPI tables can now be configured for a VM
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| 260 | </para>
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| 261 | </listitem>
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| 262 |
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| 263 | </itemizedlist>
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| 264 | </sect1>
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| 265 |
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| 266 | </chapter>
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