Upgrading to virtualbox 4.3 using synaptic

[Jim Byrnes]

On 10/28/2013 04:19 PM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 28 October 2013 20:55, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
>> I am running virtualbox 4.2.18 on 12.04 that was installed with Synaptic. I
>> see that virtualbox 4.3 is in Synaptic now.  If I choose to install 4.3 what
>> will happen? Will it upgrade 4.2 to 4.3, over write 4.2 or install in
>> addition to 4.2?
>
> I am not seeing that on 12.04, are you sure you have not installed
> from a ppa? What does
> apt-cache policy virtualbox
> say?
>
>>
>> Also I just noticed on my new install of 13.10 virtualbox is at version
>> 4.2.16. I would have thought 4.3 would show up there before on 12.04.
>
> I do see 4.2.16 on 13.10
>
> Colin
>

$ apt-cache policy virtualbox
virtualbox:
   Installed: (none)
   Candidate: 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.5
   Version table:
      4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.5 0
         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ 
precise-updates/universe amd64 Packages
      4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2 0
         500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ 
precise-security/universe amd64 Packages
      4.1.12-dfsg-2 0
         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 
Packages
jfb at jims1204:~$ 
file:///home/jfb/Documents/Prog/JS/Modern_Javascript/html/Sphere.js

You may be right. Looking at synaptic-->origin I see 
/contrib(download.virtualbox.org)

Regards, Jim