New version of VirtualBox supports Linux 5.3 Kernel, and several other enhancements

VirtualBox version 6.0.14 includes support for the Linux 5.3 Kernel, and several other enhancements for all supported platforms.

VirtualBox is undoubtedly the most widely used virtualization software on the market. Popularity is no wonder, as well as being one of the best, if not the best software in the segment, it is often updated with bug fixes and the addition of new features.

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On the 15th, the release of version 6.0.14, which has support for the Linux 5.3 Kernel, and several other enhancements for the three operating systems: Linux, Windows and MacOS, was released on its official website.

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Multiplatform Correes

Correes were made in the software virtualization core. The new version of VirtualBox will now have better support for multiprocessor systems. A bug was also fixed that caused, on rare occasions, virtual machines saved in save state, and hosted on machines with Intel CPUs, to start more.

A potential bug that caused the network signal to be interrupted for no apparent reason on guest systems installed in UEFI has also been fixed. Continuing with the multiplatform fixes, a bug was removed that caused some applications to close, and the interface flickered (parts of the screen flashed) when using the VBoxSVGA and VMSVGA video adapters.

Correes on MacOS and Windows

MacOS fixed a bug that caused the VM to close unexpectedly, especially in version 10.15 Catalina. Already on Windows hosts, capturing USB devices that previously used to fail in certain situations has become more reliable.

Correes on Linux systems, hosts and guests

As mentioned earlier, support for Linux Kernel version 5.3 has been added. The detection of the version of Python installed on the host system while creating RPM packages has also been improved, which should change some dependencies and thus avoid some errors during installation.

Fixed a bug that dismounted shared folders between guest and host systems, and improved compatibility with guest systems running ALSA with AC97 emulation. Finally, support has been added for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 and 8.1 Beta, as well as CentOS and Oracle Linux 7.7.

Considering that the previous version was released about a month before this one, the number of improvements presented is not to be complained about. However, while very popular and powerful, VirtualBox is not the only virtualizer available on the Internet. There are also other excellent options.

That said, we'd like to know which virtualizer you use, and which ones you think deserve to be tested, and have an article about them here on the blog. Tell us in the comments, and help us spread the word.

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