VirtualBox 7.1 Beta: ‘Modernised’ UI, Wayland Clipboard Sharing + More
If you plan on trying the new Linux Mint 22 release in a virtual machine, why not double-up the fun by taking it for a spin in the VirtualBox 7.1 beta, which slipped out last night.
Don’t tune out—most VirtualBox updates are fairly modest, I know. But the upcoming release of VirtualBox 7.1? It’s being billed by Oracle as a ‘major update’ – about time too, I say!
VirtualBox 7.1 introduces a “modernized look and feel” that gives users with a choice of UI mode: Basic streamlines the interface, reducing the amount of options, settings, and details shown; Expert puts all of VirtualBox’s functionality in view, within reach.
Here’s an example of the difference between the modes in the Settings > System section, as it looks in the current beta (could change between now and the final, stable release): –
There are other GUI changes tucked up in this update too. Oracle (who make VirtualBox) say this version improves the ‘overall accessibility’ of the app, which is welcome, and updates the underlying Qt toolkit to a more recent version.
