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I have VirtualBox 3.0.12 r54655 installed on my ubuntu 64bit desktop machine. When i launched the virtual box, it prompted that there is an update available and pointed me to download the .deb file virtualbox-3.1_3.1.2-56127_Ubuntu_jaunty_amd64.deb and i downloaded the same.
 
When i right clicked on the file and selected "Open with GDebi Package Installer", it is giving me the following error message
 
Error: Conflicts with the installed package 'virtualbox-3.0'
 
and the Install Package button is disabled. package is showing as "virtualbox-3.1"
How to fix this so that i can upgrade to the newer version of virtual box?

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7 weeks 3 days ago

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Here is how i solved the problem
 
Since i know the problem is due to old version virtual box 3.0 conflict, i decided to uninstall it first
 
sudo apt-get remove virtualbox
 
I know my old settings are safe under .VirtualBox in my home directory. For safety, you can back this folder /home/joe/.VirtualBox (If this directory not showing up, you may want to enable to show hidden files. Also replace 'joe' with your username)
 
Now i right click on the virtualbox-3.1_3.1.2-56127_Ubuntu_jaunty_amd64.deb file and choose install package and the install went successful without any glitch.
 
After install, i went and checked all my old virtual machines are ok and they worked great. Hope this helps.

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7 weeks 3 days ago

  • This trick worked for me. I did have to change the command line a little though:
    sudo apt-get remove virtualbox-3.0

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