[SOLVED] problem with getvirtualbox after update

[ezas]

Did the big update last night and saw a message go by about removing virtualbox but didn't think too much about it assuming it would be replaced with a newer version of the script

So today I went to launch VB and the menu entry was dead. (just a label in the menu). No biggie I'll just reinstall. So when I went to get getvirtualbox 3.2. from Synaptic it came back with an unresolved dependency lipython2.5-devel

Clicking on libpython2.5-devel has an unresolved dependency on Python 2.5.2

Looking for Python 2.5.2 I find that Python 2.6.6 is installed.

Looking at the dependencies for Python 2.6.6 is Python-base which is not installed. But python 2.6.6 obsoletes anything < python-base 2.6

python-base in the repos is 2.5.2

Also getvirtualbox is only on one of the pass servers.

Now I'm in deep enough that I'd like some direction on the right way to resolve this.

Do I just need to wait awhile and try again later?

[Texstar]

What? All you have to do is re-run the script after upgrading. 

Name:           %{name}
Version:        3.2.8
Release:        %mkrel 2
License:        GNU General Public License (GPL)
URL:            http://www.virtualbox.org/
Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
Summary:        Script to install Oracle VM VirtualBox
Summary(de):    Skript zur Installation von Oracle VM VirtualBox
Summary(fr):   Script pour installer Oracle VM VirtualBox
Group:          Emulators
Requires:   zenity
Requires:   bash
Requires:   wget apt apt-common libapt-pkg0
Requires:   gksu
Requires:   x11-driver-input-vboxmouse
Requires:   x11-driver-video-vboxvideo
Requires:   libpython2.6-devel
Requires:   python >= 2.6.6
BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
Requires:      glibc >= 2.10.1
Requires:      libstdc++6 >= 4.4.1
Obsoletes:   %{name} < %version
Conflicts:   dkms-vboxadditions
Conflicts:   dkms-virtualbox
Conflicts:   virtualbox
Conflicts:   virtualbox-guest-additions
Conflicts:   VirtualBox-3.1

%description
This is a Zenity Script that will download and install
Oracle VM Virtual Box Non-OSE version with USB support
for the PCLinuxOS 2010 Distribution.

* Mon Sep 06 2010 Texstar <Texstar at gmail.com> 3.2.8-2pclos2010
- update for python 2.6.6

[NoIBnds]

But if you mark all updates it wants to "remove" getvirtualbox without putting in a new script. Where is the new getvirtualbox script?

[Old-Polack]

But if you mark all updates it wants to "remove" getvirtualbox without putting in a new script. Where is the new getvirtualbox script?

If your VBox was removed, it was because the new script was already being upgraded. Now run it.

[ezas]

In synaptic 'getvirtualbox' is marked as not installed. Marking the script to install is enough to get the unresolved dependencies.

A search of my /home directory does not find getvirtualbox and it's not in the kickoff menu when I search for it and isn't found by krunner when I type it.

Edit to add: Where should it be located I can't find it on my drive.

[Texstar]

Let me re-upload the getvirtualbox package to pass. Hang on a few...

[Old-Polack]

In synaptic 'getvirtualbox' is marked as not installed. Marking the script to install is enough to get the unresolved dependencies.

A search of my /home directory does not find getvirtualbox and it's not in the kickoff menu when I search for it and isn't found by krunner when I type it.

Edit to add: Where should it be located I can't find it on my drive.

[root@littleboy ~]# which getvirtualbox
/usr/bin/getvirtualbox

[ezas]

Wow, thanks for your quick response. It's not critical for me but it's still appreciated.

Checked /usr/bin and it's not there.

[Texstar]

Wow, thanks for your quick response. It's not critical for me but it's still appreciated.

Checked /usr/bin and it's not there.

Update your file list from synaptic and try to install getvirtualbox. Once installed just run the script from the menu and it should work.

[johnmart]

Installed the new getvirtualbox & VBox installed smoothly.
Big update well done! Thanks texstar!
btw. with VB's next update, synaptics will remove the getVB script, but we need to install the new script & run it to upgrade, rt? Tx.

[ezas]

All good here now. Thanks