On 11/10/2012 10:21 PM, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 09:20:25PM -0500, Mark LaPierre wrote:
>> Hey Y'all,
>>
>> I have VirtualBox-4.1-4.1.22_80657_el6-1.i686 installed on my system.
>> When I start it up it tells me that a new release is available.
>>
>> I downloaded the package and then tried to upgrade my Vbox installation:
>>
>> [root@mushroom RPM_REPO]# rpm -qa | grep VirtualBox
>> VirtualBox-4.1-4.1.22_80657_el6-1.i686
>>
>> [root@mushroom RPM_REPO]# yum upgrade
>> VirtualBox-4.2-4.2.4_81684_el6-1.i686.rpm
>> Examining VirtualBox-4.2-4.2.4_81684_el6-1.i686.rpm:
>> VirtualBox-4.2-4.2.4_81684_el6-1.i686
>> Package VirtualBox-4.2 not installed, cannot update it. Run yum install
>> to install it instead.
>> No Packages marked for Update
>> [root@mushroom RPM_REPO]#
>>
>> Having failed that I tried to intall it
>> [root@mushroom RPM_REPO]# yum install
>> VirtualBox-4.2-4.2.4_81684_el6-1.i686.rpm
>> Running Transaction Test
>> Transaction Check Error:
>> Lots of conflicts with file from package VirtualBox-4.1
>> Error Summary
>> -------------
>> [root@mushroom RPM_REPO]#
>>
>> It would appear that I will have to erase Vbox 4.1 in order to install
>> Vbox 4.2.
>>
>> If I erase Vbox 4.1 what happens to all my existing configuration? Will
>> I need to reconfigure my installation? I'm sure you can understand my
>> reticence.
>
> Removing 4.1.x shouldn't touch your virtual machines. So, if you
> remove 4.1.x, and install 4.2.x, your guests should still be there. If
> you're in doubt though, do make a backup of your guests before
> removing/installing VirtualBox. HTH.
>
> Greg
>
>
Thank you for your help. I erased 4.1 and installed 4.2. All is well.
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