On Tuesday 06 October 2009 12:57:32 pm Robert Bronsdon wrote:
> If you are running Ubuntu I would look at using the repository as
desribed
> in http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads under "Debian-based
> Linux distributions" This would be the best way of managing things.
>
>
> If not then look at downloading the .deb file and just saving it
somewhere.
>
> Navigate to that file in a terminal and run
>
> sudo dpkg --install /path/to/package_name.deb
>
> That should work. I'm not 100% on that as I don't use debian myself.
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Hello, Robert --
THANK YOU for the clue!!! I made a folder (under /home/bu4lu3si1 -- my
own home folder) called "debdnld" (for deb download!). Then I
downloaded and saved the file. I then opened Konsole and entered "cd
debdnld<Enter>" This, predictably and properly, modified my prompt.
I entered "sudo dpkg --install
virtualbox-3.0_3.0.8-53138_Ubuntu_jaunty_i386.deb<Enter>"
The system replied as follows --
dpkg: error processing {filename} (--install):
conflicting packages - not installing virtualbox-3.0
Errors were encountered while processing:
{filename}
{prompt}:
Obviously, I have assumed that the "/path/to/package_name.deb" of your
instructions has to do with the package that has just been downloaded
(as opposed to the package which is being replaced).
However, I am unable to understand the "Conflicting packages" diagnostic.
Perhaps it sees VirtualBox OSE version 2.1.4 as being in conflict, rather
than as ready to be replaced. If that is the case, do you have any idea
of how I can preserve my existing virtual machine (Windows XP Pro) and
its primary application -- Libronix, with MASSIVE data files!!!? If this
is NOT my real problem, can you suggest ways in which I can determine
what "conflict" is being detected?
THANK YOU for your generous assistance!!!!!
Bruce Mac Arthur
15875 Switzer
Overland Park, KS 66221
913-897-4157
[email protected]
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