Re: Virtualbox broken dependencies.

[Greg Madden <gomadtroll@gci.net>]

On Saturday 25 June 2011 02:25:47 pm Jens Schüßler wrote:
> * Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> wrote:
> > Anthony Nordquist <salinelinux@gmail.com> (22/06/2011):
> > > I should have mentioned that I tried that, the package isn't in
> > > squeeze-backports or Squeeze.  See:
> > >
> > > aptitude install -t squeeze-backports virtualbox
> > > No candidate version found for virtualbox
> >
> > Ah, in this case, see:
> >
> > $ rmadison virtualbox
> >  virtualbox | 4.0.8-dfsg-2~bpo60+1 | backports/squeeze | source, amd64
> >  virtualbox | 4.0.8-dfsg-2         | wheezy            | source, amd64,
> > i386 virtualbox | 4.0.8-dfsg-2         | sid               | source,
> > amd64, i386
> >
> > so wait until buildds do their work:
> >  
> > https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=virtualbox&suite=squeeze-b
> >ackports
>
> So, this problem exists for days now, is there any hope that there will
> be a build for i386 anytime?


Try 'virtualbox-ose', I did a dry run and it seems to work 'apt-get -s install 
virtualbox-ose -t squeeze-backports'

 i haven't switched from stables version because it works and i am beginning to 
really dislike upgrading a working system :-)  
-- 
Peace,

Greg