[ale] Package management issue

[Tim Watts]

I'm using ubuntu 10.4.1 LTS and 'aptitude show virtualbox-3.2' shows a
dep for libpython2.6 (>= 2.6). If you're in the same ballpark maybe:

aptitude reinstall virtualbox-3.2

or (just a guess):

aptitude hold virtualbox-3.2


On Fri, 2010-12-24 at 20:15 +0000, jimbutler1234567890 at gmail.com wrote:
> Hi everyone and Merry Christmas!
> I just installed Kubuntu and updated the repositories, got all package updates, etc..
> Here is what problem I'm having:
> I install VirtualBox 3.2 via dpkg (because the version I'm using doesn't show up in the apt-cache search).. Dpkg -i virtualbox3.2....64.....deb throws a dependency error (python 2.5).. But I have v.2.6 and all is fine. I did the dpkg --force-depends VirtualBox..... and it went in and worked fine when I launched VirtualBox.. 
> But now when I want to apt-get install anything at all, it always errors with a reminder that VirtualBox wants Python2.5.   How do I get apt-get to go on anyway and not remind me anymore about VirtualBox? 
> 
> Thanks,
> Jim Butler
> 
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