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I am trying to avoid OSE and am trying really hard to install the PUEL version so I can use my USB. I get these crazy messages when I attempt to install:

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sd@pixubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-3.1
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
virtualbox-3.1 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 85 not upgraded.

sd@pixubuntu:~$ virtualbox
The program 'virtualbox' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose
bash: virtualbox: command not found
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So how do I run my virtual box if it is "already installed"?



Here are the beautiful steps that I performed to get here:
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1. uninstalled virtualbox: >sudo apt-get remove --purge virtualbox

2. downloaded the vbox key from http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualb ... n_vbox.asc. saved it

3. added the line : deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian jaunty non-free
to /etc/apt/sources.list

4. added the key with sudo apt-key add sun_vbox.asc > it said OK

5. i installed the package using GDebi Package Installer > installation finished!

6. I typed > sudo apt-get install virtualbox-3.1
to install.




How do I run PUEL now? please help!

You'll probably succeed by executing "sudo apt-get purge virtualbox-3.1" instead of "sudo apt-get purge virtualbox".

Best regards, Uli

The program virtualbox is the OSE version, VirtualBox is the PUEL command. Note the difference in cases, Linux is case sensitive.

dissectcode,
uninstall virtualbox:
sudo apt-get purge virtualbox-3.0 (if installed from repository - change numbers if older versions are installed)
sudo dpkg -P virtualbox-3.0 (if installed from deb package)

dissectcode wrote: 5. i installed the package using GDebi Package Installer > installation finished!

6. I typed > sudo apt-get install virtualbox-3.1
to install.

Step 6 is not correct! Step 6 is for installing package from repository where there is OSE version only. There is no 3.1 OSE available in default repository! So this should not be working.

Step 5 is the only command to execute, or you can do the command way:
dpkg -i virtualbox-3.1xxx (instead of xxx write full file name).

Then execute VirtualBox command from terminal.

abcuser wrote:Step 6 is not correct! Step 6 is for installing package from repository where there is OSE version only. There is no 3.1 OSE available in default repository! So this should not be working.

He is using the PUEL repo:

dissectcode wrote:3. added the line : deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian jaunty non-free to /etc/apt/sources.list
4. added the key with sudo apt-key add sun_vbox.asc > it said OK
5. i installed the package using GDebi Package Installer > installation finished!
6. I typed > sudo apt-get install virtualbox-3.1

But, step 6 is not needed if step 5 is performed.

Oh my god. It all works. After all this work and all the help from everyone here, it works! The best part is I didn't have to resort to going back to Windows. thanks...