VirtualBox, an open source x86 virtualization project available for free has just hit version 4.2.10. The new version, a 109 megabyte download, features the following fixes and changes:
– GUI: fixed keyboard with XQuartz X server (bug #10664).
– Main/Display: fixed a crash with multi-monitors under certain conditions (OS X hosts only).
– Main/Properties: fixed a crash under certain conditions, for example after wakeup from host hibernate (bug #11444).
– Settings: don’t lose the internal network settings if they are not currently active.
– Storage: another incompatibility fix for VHD differencing images with Hyper-V (bug #5990).
– VBoxManage: don’t read beyond the end of the file specified with export –eulafile (bug #11528).
– Linux hosts / guests: Linux 3.9-rc0 compile fixes (bug #11529).
– Linux Additions: fixed two warnings in the shared folders guest kernel module (bug #11390).
– Linux Additions: don’t crash VBoxService if libdbus is not available (bug #8638).
– Windows Additions: fixed upgrading MultiMedia Redirection (MMR) support.
VirtualBox 4.2.10 is available for free and requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 or later and an Intel-based Mac to install and run.
If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback, please let us know.