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Alan Pope wrote:
> 2009/7/4 David King <linuxman at avoura.com>:
>> You also need to install libcurl3 if you do not have it already before
>> installing VirtualBox 3.0.
>>
> 
> That depends how you install it.
> 
> If you either use the repository Innotek/Sun/Oracke/Whoever provide
> and install via apt/aptitude/synaptic then it will resolve that
> dependency for you. 

I can't find this repo.  Do you have a URL?

> Dependency resolution is also done if you double
> click the deb file once downloaded from the site as that will open
> with gdebi.

I've been running 2.0.6 for ages.  When I first start VB, I get nagged 
(once, and very gently!) with a pop up that says 2.1.2 is available. 
I've downloaded it; but when I double-click the .deb, there's an error 
message saying it conflicts with 2.0.6.

I'm running WinXP in VB at present, with apps and data I need for work. 
  I can't afford to lose any of this stuff, so I don't want to uninstall 
my functioning version of VB if that would remove the installed and 
configured apps and data.

Any ideas?

TIA

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