package virtualbox-guest-additions (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/virtualbox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso', which is also in package virtualbox-3.0 0:3.0.8-53138_Ubuntu_karmic

[luke16]

Binary package hint: virtualbox-guest-additions

failed to install

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct 20 20:52:29 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/virtualbox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso', which is also in package virtualbox-3.0 0:3.0.8-53138_Ubuntu_karmic
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: virtualbox-guest-additions (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
SourcePackage: virtualbox-guest-additions
Title: package virtualbox-guest-additions (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/virtualbox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso', which is also in package virtualbox-3.0 0:3.0.8-53138_Ubuntu_karmic
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic x86_64

[Felix Geyer (debfx)]

You don't need to install virtualbox-guest-additions if you use the proprietary packages from virtualbox.org.
It's only meant to be used with virtualbox-ose.

[BrandonTomlinson (druke)]

I see, then perhaps the bug here is that the user is not made aware. (or perhaps the package should not be compatible with any virtualbox thats not OSE.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package virtualbox-guest-additions - 3.0.10-1

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virtualbox-guest-additions (3.0.10-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * New Upstream version.
  * Conflict with upstream proprietary packages as they also install
    the iso image. LP: #456891.
 -- Ubuntu Archive Auto-Sync <email address hidden> Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:29:51 +0000