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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+ manpage, user manual, usage: VBoxManage extpack
+-->
+<!--
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+
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+-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"[
+<!ENTITY % all.entities SYSTEM "all-entities.ent">
+%all.entities;
+]>
+<refentry id="vboxmanage-extpack" lang="en">
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <pubdate>$Date: 2022-08-22 19:43:14 +0200 (Mon, 22 Aug 2022) $</pubdate>
+ <title>VBoxManage extpack</title>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-extpack</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>VBoxManage-extpack</refname>
+ <refpurpose>extension package management</refpurpose>
+ <refclass>&product-name;</refclass>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-extpack-install"> <!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. -->
+ <command>VBoxManage extpack install</command>
+ <arg>--replace</arg>
+ <arg>--accept-license=<replaceable>sha256</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="req"><replaceable>tarball</replaceable></arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-extpack-uninstall">
+ <command>VBoxManage extpack uninstall</command>
+ <arg>--force</arg>
+ <arg choice="req"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-extpack-cleanup">
+ <command>VBoxManage extpack cleanup</command>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-extpack-install">
+ <title>extpack install</title>
+ <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
+ <para>
+ Installs a new extension pack on the system. This command will fail if an older
+ version of the same extension pack is already installed. The
+ <option>--replace</option> option can be used to uninstall any
+ old package before the new one is installed.
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--replace</option></term><listitem><para>Uninstall existing extension pack version.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--accept-license=<replaceable>sha256</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Accept the license text with the given SHA-256 hash value.</para>
+ <para>VBoxManage will display the SHA-256 value when performing a manual
+ installation. The hash can of course be calculated by looking inside
+ the extension pack and using sha256sum or similar on the license file.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable>tarball</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The file containing the extension pack to be installed.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect2>
+
+ <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-extpack-uninstall">
+ <title>extpack uninstall</title>
+ <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
+ <para>
+ Uninstalls an extension pack from the system. The subcommand will also succeed
+ in the case where the specified extension pack is not present on the system.
+ You can use <computeroutput>VBoxManage list extpacks</computeroutput> to show
+ the names of the extension packs which are currently installed.
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--force</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Overrides most refusals to uninstall an extension pack</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable>name</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The name of the extension pack to be uninstalled.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect2>
+
+ <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-extpack-cleanup">
+ <title>extpack cleanup</title>
+ <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
+ <para>
+ Used to remove temporary files and directories that may have been left behind
+ if a previous install or uninstall command failed.
+ </para>
+ </refsect2>
+
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Examples</title>
+ <remark role="help-scope" condition="EXTPACK_UNINSTALL,EXTPACK"/>
+ <para>
+ How to list extension packs:
+<screen>$ VBoxManage list extpacks
+Extension Packs: 1
+Pack no. 0: Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
+Version: 4.1.12
+Revision: 77218
+Edition:
+Description: USB 2.0 Host Controller, VirtualBox RDP, PXE ROM with E1000 support.
+VRDE Module: VBoxVRDP
+Usable: true
+Why unusable:</screen></para>
+
+ <para>How to remove an extension pack:
+<screen>$ VBoxManage extpack uninstall "Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack"
+0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%
+Successfully uninstalled "Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack".</screen></para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>
+