Unable to remove/reinstall virtualbox 2.1.2 on CentOS 5.2
Posted: 5. Feb 2009, 01:19
I keep getting the following message when I try to remove/reinstall vbox on CentOS 5.2 (kde 3.5.4) after updating the kernel.
On removal:
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Running Transaction
Erasing : VirtualBox ######################### [1/1]
Unable to connect to dbus
Removed: VirtualBox.x86_64 0:2.1.2_41885_rhel5-1
Complete!
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On reinstalling:
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Transaction Check Error:
package VirtualBox-2.1.2_41885_rhel5-1 is already installed
Error Summary
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However, the executables, menu entries, etc have been removed from the system. Please help. This is a serious problem, and one I've never had prior to 2.1.2. FYI, I am installing 2.1.2_41885 on an x86_64 CentOS 5.2 system and I depend on it for my work.
----------------------------------------------------- Later ------------------------------------------------
Ok. I skipped the yum package manager and used rpm --force to install the software, which worked. However, stuff is still sitting around the system that should not be there. I am still unable to remove the package, other than manually, from the system, which is a real pain in the rear-end! I think this is a bug in the VBox installation/removal scripts and should be resolved PDQ.
On removal:
-------------------------------------------------- Cut Here --------------------------------------------------
Running Transaction
Erasing : VirtualBox ######################### [1/1]
Unable to connect to dbus
Removed: VirtualBox.x86_64 0:2.1.2_41885_rhel5-1
Complete!
-------------------------------------------------- Cut Here --------------------------------------------------
On reinstalling:
-------------------------------------------------- Cut Here --------------------------------------------------
Transaction Check Error:
package VirtualBox-2.1.2_41885_rhel5-1 is already installed
Error Summary
-------------
-------------------------------------------------- Cut Here --------------------------------------------------
However, the executables, menu entries, etc have been removed from the system. Please help. This is a serious problem, and one I've never had prior to 2.1.2. FYI, I am installing 2.1.2_41885 on an x86_64 CentOS 5.2 system and I depend on it for my work.
----------------------------------------------------- Later ------------------------------------------------
Ok. I skipped the yum package manager and used rpm --force to install the software, which worked. However, stuff is still sitting around the system that should not be there. I am still unable to remove the package, other than manually, from the system, which is a real pain in the rear-end! I think this is a bug in the VBox installation/removal scripts and should be resolved PDQ.