*Solved* Can't remove old VBox install

[johnmart]

When I run getvirtualbox, it ends with an error & exits. I am fully updated KDE4. This problem arose before the python related update.

Here's the error msg:

Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing VirtualBox for Linux installation.........
VirtualBox Version 3.2.8 r64453 (2010-08-05T11:57:18Z) installer

You appear to have a version of VirtualBox on your system which was installed
from a different source or using a different type of installer (or a damaged
installation of VirtualBox).  We strongly recommend that you remove it before
installing this version of VirtualBox.

Do you wish to continue anyway? [yes or no]
**********
This error arose while doing a regular update with getvirtualbox. I then tried installing the OSE version & uninstalling thinking it would clean out whatever is stopping the puel install. I also deleted ./virtualbox. All no go.
I considered searching out all vbox* files & delete them, but I thought there'd be something to learn by doing it the right way, so here I am.

Thanks for any thoughts.
John

[Texstar]

Things to try...

Remove all of the OSE versions with the package manager. Remove the getvirtualbox package from Synaptic. Check to make sure you do not have a /opt/VirtualBox folder or if so it is empty. Install getvirtualbox package from Synaptic. Run GetVirtualBox from the menu.

Do not delete your /home/your-name/.VirtualBox folder as that is where your VM's are stored!

[Old-Polack]

When I run getvirtualbox, it ends with an error & exits. I am fully updated KDE4. This problem arose before the python related update.

Here's the error msg:

Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing VirtualBox for Linux installation.........
VirtualBox Version 3.2.8 r64453 (2010-08-05T11:57:18Z) installer

You appear to have a version of VirtualBox on your system which was installed
from a different source or using a different type of installer (or a damaged
installation of VirtualBox).  We strongly recommend that you remove it before
installing this version of VirtualBox.

Do you wish to continue anyway? [yes or no]
**********
This error arose while doing a regular update with getvirtualbox. I then tried installing the OSE version & uninstalling thinking it would clean out whatever is stopping the puel install. I also deleted ./virtualbox. All no go.
I considered searching out all vbox* files & delete them, but I thought there'd be something to learn by doing it the right way, so here I am.

Thanks for any thoughts.
John

Did yo try answering yes?

[johnmart]

Tex: I deleted my ./virtualbox cuz I didn't mind recreating my VM.
O-P:  Yes, I did, but the dialog box didn't accept input.
I'll try your suggestions. Tx

[johnmart]

Well, that did it. Thank you gentlemen, it seems the files in /opt/virtualbox were the culprits.

btw. is the getVB script meant to receive input? In my example I think I left off the line that said it was exiting.
There is line asking if you want to continue [Y,N] but no input is accepted, & the process is terminated. Possibly there is a delay that waits for user input but it timed out.

Anyway, Thanks for your attention!