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I am trying to install VirtualBox 6.1 (Ubuntu 18.04) on Linux Mint 19.3. I am receiving a message "Same version already installed."

There is not other VirtualBox installation. This is a fresh Mint install, VirtualBox is the very first app I've tried to install.

So, my questions:

Same version of what? And how do I address the issue?

I have a screenshot, not sure how to insert it, though. I'm pretty new to Linux.

Error messages are never mistakes. Accept that fact and the cause of your misconception usually appears quickly.

mpack wrote:Error messages are never mistakes. Accept that fact and the cause of your misconception usually appears quickly.

Condescending and unhelpful. If you don't have any constructive suggestions, please don't say anything.

I did tell you something helpful - that you are ignoring important facts, i.e. your assertion that the error message is incorrect is certainly itself incorrect.

No condescension was intended, but you did identify yourself as a newb, and I do have 40 years of experience in debugging software, in which time I have learned some of the basics such as not dismissing vital clues out of hand.

If the installer tells you that something is already installed, it's already installed. If you didn't install it then someone else did, e.g. perhaps the component (and I expect that it will just be a prerequisite component) is bundled with Mint.