Re: [Tails-dev] Tails 0.14 rc1 virtualization testing & howt…

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Author: intrigeri
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To: The Tails public development discussion list
Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] Tails 0.14 rc1 virtualization testing & howto install virtualbox and vmplayer
hi,

adev@??? wrote (29 Oct 2012 18:54:10 GMT) :
>>we are shipping a 4.1.10-dfsg-1~bpo60+1 custom backport of the guest tools
> Good to know, can this present any problems with shipping the
> virtualbox host binaries? It looks all compatible to me


I have no idea how the host binaries are linked to the xorg stack.
I think this needs to be tested.

>>
>>> TODO:
>>> 1. Calculate what size requirements there would be if virtualbox was
>>> ever
>>> shipped with tails
>>> 2. See how a git patch could be made that is easy simple and just makes
>>> everything work well
>>
>> + check that issue, quoted directly from the aforementioned ticket:


> Ballpark 20MB on the tracking webpage
> https://tails.boum.org/todo/add_virtualbox_host_software/ so not too much


I'd like to see figures in terms of "how much it adds to the ISO".

Cheers!