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Why are both python2.4 and python2.5 listed as dependencies? The build is officially lenny where the official version is 2.5. I have no desire to re-install 2.4 on my system (and there should be no need). A dependency on python should be enough since python (in lenny, and also in squeeze/sid, at least for the moment) depends on python2.5. Or maybe a dependency python (< 3.0).

Hmm - I wonder if setting up an equivs package such that python2.5 provides python2.4 would work. I'll have to try that. It should work.

OK, for anyone that wants to use equivs it can work.
Create an equivs package with a name of python2.4 that depends on python. Give it a version number, I used 2.4.9-9, that way any new python2.4 packages (if any do come along) won't upgrade over it.

Install the equivs package, the system will think it has python2.4 installed (and it will really have the current python version installed) and vbox will install just fine, without having to actually install python2.4