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Add workaround hint for current Vagrant and VirtualBox versions (#199)
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02_virtualization_and_containers/virtualmachines_containers_exercise.md

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@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ Deadline: **Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 9:00**
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- Check in the VirtualBox manager that the VM is active.
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- Leave the SSH session (type `exit` and press `Enter` or use the shortcut `CTRL+D`)
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- Destroy the VM `vagrant destroy`
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- **Additional note**: Currently (WT24/25) the latest versions of Vagrant (2.4.1) and VirtualBox (7.1) are incompatible. Either use an older version of VirtualBox (7.0) or use a workaround mentioned in [this Vagrant issue](https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/13501).
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- One workaround that is verified to work is to to modify the VirtualBox provider plugin and add a fake mapping to treat VirtualBox 7.1 like VirtualBox 7.0.
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For further information look at [the original proposal of the workaround](https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/13501#issuecomment-2389606077).
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- Filepath for Windows: `C:\\Program Files\Vagrant\embedded\gems\gems\vagrant-2.4.1\plugins\providers\virtualbox\driver`
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- Filepath for Linux:`/opt/vagrant/embedded/gems/gems/vagrant-2.4.1/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver`
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#### Install Docker
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