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title: "News: virtualbox-ext-vnc >= 7.2.12-2 requires manual intervention"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/news-virtualbox-ext-vnc-7-2-12-2-requires-manual-intervention-zaonyap8f
source_url: https://archlinux.org/news/virtualbox-ext-vnc-7212-2-requires-manual-intervention
type: article
source: "Arch Linux"
published: 2026-07-21T13:10:46.236Z
updated: 2026-07-21T13:11:02.727Z
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
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# 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.

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