# Arch Linux virtualbox-ext-vnc >= 7.2.12-2 requires manual intervention

- Product: Arch Linux (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/arch-linux)
- Vendor: Arch Linux
- Date: 2026-07-21
- Original notes: https://archlinux.org/news/virtualbox-ext-vnc-7212-2-requires-manual-intervention/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/arch-linux/releases/2026-07-21-virtualbox-ext-vnc-7.2.12-2-requires-manual-inter

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Previously, we installed its contents in a way that made pacman not aware of the files (using VBoxManage extpack install ... from an install script). To mitigate issues during upgrade, you can use one…

- **changed** — Installation method for virtualbox-ext-vnc changed from using VBoxManage extpack install in an install script to a method where pacman is aware of the files