[lucid] virtualbox-ose-guest-x11 fails to install, conflicts with xserver-xorg-core

[toobuntu]

Binary package hint: virtualbox-ose

virtualbox-ose-guest-x11 is uninstallable after latest xorg update.

$ sudo aptitude install virtualbox-ose-guest-x11
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
The following packages are BROKEN:
  xserver-xorg-core
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  virtualbox-ose-guest-source{a} virtualbox-ose-guest-utils{a}
  virtualbox-ose-guest-x11
0 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,962kB of archives. After unpacking 7,442kB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  xserver-xorg-core: Conflicts: xserver-xorg-input-4 which is a virtual package.
                     Conflicts: xserver-xorg-video-5 which is a virtual package.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

Keep the following packages at their current version:
virtualbox-ose-guest-x11 [Not Installed]

Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
virtualbox-ose-guest-utils recommends virtualbox-ose-guest-x11 (=
3.0.8-dfsg-1ubuntu1)
Score is -10079

Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] q
Abandoning all efforts to resolve these dependencies.
Abort.

$ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-core
xserver-xorg-core:
  Installed: 2:1.7.2-2ubuntu2
  Candidate: 2:1.7.2-2ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 2:1.7.2-2ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Dec 12 11:43:54 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
NonfreeKernelModules: vboxvfs
Package: virtualbox-ose-guest-x11 (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-7.10-generic
SourcePackage: virtualbox-ose
Tags: lucid
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-7-generic x86_64

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package virtualbox-ose - 3.1.2-dfsg-1ubuntu1

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virtualbox-ose (3.1.2-dfsg-1ubuntu1) lucid; urgency=low

  * Merge from Debian unstable (LP: #498219), remaining changes:
    - Disable update action
      - debian/patches/u01-disable-update-action.dpatch
    - VirtualBox should go in Accessories, not in System tools (LP: #288590)
      - debian/virtualbox-ose-qt.files/virtualbox-ose.desktop
    - Add Apport hook
      - debian/virtualbox-ose.files/source_virtualbox-ose.py
      - debian/virtualbox-ose.install
    - Add Launchpad integration
      - debian/control
      - debian/lpi-bug.xpm
      - debian/patches/u02-lp-integration.dpatch
  * Fixes the following bugs:
    - Kernel module fails to build with Linux >= 2.6.32 (LP: #474625)
    - X.Org drivers need to be rebuilt against X-Server 1.7 (LP: #495935)
    - The *-source packages try to build the kernel modules even though the
      kernel headers aren't available (LP: #473334)
  * Replace *-source packages with transitional packages for *-dkms.
  * Adapt u01-disable-update-action.dpatch and u02-lp-integration.dpatch for
    new upstream version.
 -- Felix Geyer <email address hidden> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:44:29 +0100