--- title: News: virtualbox-ext-vnc >= 7.2.12-2 requires manual... description: The VirtualBox VNC extension pack package (virtualbox-ext-vnc) has changed how it installs files starting with version 7.2.12-2 on Arch Linux. Previously,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/news-virtualbox-ext-vnc-7-2-12-2-requires-manual-intervention-zaonyap8f twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: News: virtualbox-ext-vnc >= 7.2.12-2 requires manual intervention | daily.dev og:description: The VirtualBox VNC extension pack package (virtualbox-ext-vnc) has changed how it installs files starting with version 7.2.12-2 on Arch Linux. Previously,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/news-virtualbox-ext-vnc-7-2-12-2-requires-manual-intervention-zaonyap8f og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZaoNYAp8F.png og:image:alt: News: virtualbox-ext-vnc >= 7.2.12-2 requires manual intervention og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # News: virtualbox-ext-vnc >= 7.2.12-2 requires manual intervention **[Arch Linux](https://daily.dev/sources/archlinux)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The VirtualBox VNC extension pack package (virtualbox-ext-vnc) has changed how it installs files starting with version 7.2.12-2 on Arch Linux. Previously, files were installed via VBoxManage outside of pacman's awareness, causing potential upgrade conflicts. Three workarounds are provided: uninstall and reinstall the package, manually uninstall the VNC extpack via VBoxManage before upgrading, or force pacman to overwrite existing files using the --overwrite flag. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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