virtual box .deb file conflicts with installed one

[David Fletcher]

On Tue, 2013-02-12 at 12:28 +0100, oxy wrote:
> >I think you should first uninstall virtualbox-4.1 and then install the
> >newer version.
> 
> uninstalling my create problems with configuration etc.
> W'd prefer to upgrade.
> 

I always download the new .deb file from the web site, remove the old
version then use gdebi to install the new one.

It always works with no problems.

I found that trying to install without removing the old version first
causes errors.

Dave