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Again, as with the experience I would think you would have, I don't know why you downloaded the packages, rather than following the Debian based repository instructions at https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads. Then it's a simple upgrade via apt-get, Ubu Software Center or Synaptic. That will give you easier access to future updates as well.
Again, as with the experience I would think you would have, I don't know why you downloaded the packages, rather than following the Debian based repository instructions at https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads. Then it's a simple upgrade via apt-get, Ubu Software Center or Synaptic. That will give you easier access to future updates as well.
Hi,
Thanks for your advice.
When I started VM it automatically asked to download the new version. After clicking download it took over the control. After download finished it automatically start the Ubuntu Software Center to install the package and finally popup an error, unable to install.
Besides this VM has been running several years and I can't recall exactly whether at the beginning I installed it on repo or download it on Oracle website? It there anyway to check? Thanks
VirtualBox
virtualbox-5.0
Breaks existing package 'virtualbox-4.3' that conflict: 'virtualbox'. But the '/tmp/virtualbox-5.0_5.0.10-104061-Ubuntu-trusty_amd64.deb' provides it via: 'virtualbox'
Error
The only way to find out if it was installed by using a package is to use the package manager. That will only tell you if you used a package to do so.
Code:
dpkg -l | grep -i virtualbox
-i is for a case insensitive match, in case the package at one time used different case.
Like I said, follow the instructions to add the repository, and you'll be set for this, as well as future updates.
dpkg -l | grep -i virtualbox
Code:
ii unity-scope-virtualbox 0.1+13.10.20130723-0ubuntu1 all VirtualBox scope for Unity
ri virtualbox-4.3 4.3.32-103443~Ubuntu~raring amd64 Oracle VM VirtualBox
First, you gave the wrong version. According to your dpkg output, you either:
1) Have Ubuntu 13.04, not 14.04 installed.
2) Somehow managed to install the wrong version of VirtualBox on 14.04.
Fix the line in sources.list where you added the repository above, to match the ubuntu lines. If they say raring, make the virtualbox line say raring. If you have truty, make it trusty.
Do that, then try again.
You can NOT install a trusty package, neither by repository nor by file, on raring. If you are in fact running raring and there is no version 5.x for raring, then sorry - you're out of luck.
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