Virtualbox 5.1 -> 5.2

[Abuche]

Hello ,

For uninstall package, i have errors :

sudo dpkg --force-all --purge virtualbox-5.1_5.1.28-117968~Ubuntu~xenial_amd64.deb

dpkg: error: --purge needs a valid package name but 'virtualbox-5.1_5.1.28-117968~Ubuntu~xenial_amd64.deb' is not: illegal package name in specifier 'virtualbox-5.1_5.1.28-117968~Ubuntu~xenial_amd64.deb': character '~' not allowed (only letters, digits and characters '-+._')

Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
Use 'apt' or 'aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;

Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through 'less' or 'more' !

I want to install : virtualbox-5.2_5.2.0-118431~Ubuntu~xenial_amd64.deb

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Help me

[towo2099]

dpkg --purge virtualbox-5.1

[socratis]

Just because a program deals with VirtualBox has a problem, it doesn't make it a VirtualBox problem. You're having an issue that has nothing to do with VirtualBox, so my suggestion would be to treat it as such, as a native problem with the OS or the application of the guest. Your "dpkg" database and/or commands in your case...

[Abuche]

thank towo2099

I am not the best with command dpkg