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How to force installation of dependencies during install of virtualbox?

Posted: 11. Jun 2017, 16:51
by bobmct
As I'm still working on installing the latest VBX downloaded from this site onto my LinuxMint 18.2 system I'm trying to install the amd64.deb with various tools namely dpkg and apt deb. In both cases it fails with unmet dependencies.
I've been searching and trying but I seem to remember there is a method to tell the utility to install all missing dependencies. Hopefully someone here can remind me that that option is? Again, I've tried several that I've found to no available.
Thanks in advance. :?:

Re: How to force installation of dependencies during install of virtualbox?

Posted: 11. Jun 2017, 17:04
by Perryg
It's not within the scope here to explain how to use your host but the way is to add -f to the install line, or if that is not working then once you see the install fail run apt-get install -f in an elevated terminal.

Re: How to force installation of dependencies during install of virtualbox?

Posted: 11. Jun 2017, 18:35
by bobmct
Thanks. That's what I was trying as elevated.
Sorry about the scope issue.