Bug#505592: virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.26-1-amd64: Debian packaged modules are different version than vbox, downgrade installed version
Package: virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.26-1-amd64
Version: 2.6.26+1.6.2-dfsg-4
Severity: normal
Virtualbox-ose and virtualbox-ose-modules are different versions.
An `apt-get update ; apt-get dist-upgrade` today replaced my current modules with an outdated copy:
Preparing to replace virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.26-1-amd64 1.6.6-dfsg-3+2.6.26-8
(using .../virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.26-1-amd64_2.6.26+1.6.2-dfsg-4_amd64.deb)
...
Unpacking replacement virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.26-1-amd64 ...
Setting up virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.26-1-amd64 (2.6.26+1.6.2-dfsg-4) ...
This leads to different versions of virtualbox and virtualbox modules:
independence:/home/james$ dpkg -l | grep virtualbox
ii virtualbox-ose 1.6.6-dfsg-3 x86 virt
ualization solution - binaries
ii virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.24-1-amd64 1.6.2-dfsg-1+2.6.24-7 VirtualB
ox modules for Linux (kernel 2.6.24-
ii virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.25-2-amd64 2.6.25+1.6.2-dfsg-5 PC virtu
alization solution modules for Linux
ii virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.26-1-amd64 2.6.26+1.6.2-dfsg-4 PC virtu
alization solution for Linux 2.6.26
ii virtualbox-ose-source 1.6.6-dfsg-3 x86 virt
ualization solution - kernel module
independence:/home/james#
Forcing the user to repair the installation by rebuilding from source before virtualbox can be used.
apt-cache policy virtualbox-ose
virtualbox-ose:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 1.6.6-dfsg-3
Version table:
1.6.6-dfsg-3 0
500 http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny/main Packages
apt-cache policy virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.26-1-amd64
virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.26-1-amd64:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 2.6.26+1.6.2-dfsg-4
Version table:
2.6.26+1.6.2-dfsg-4 0
500 http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny/main Packages
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.26-1-amd64 depends on:
ii linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64 [l 2.6.26-8 Linux 2.6.26 image on AMD64
virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.26-1-amd64 recommends no packages.
virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.26-1-amd64 suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
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