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I want to upgrade virtual box on my Ubuntu Server 12.04 box. The original version is 4.1 and the latest is 4.2.

dpkg reports that I need to uninstall the old version to install the new one. Will I lose any data in this process?

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  • Both virtualbox-ose and virtualbox are 4.1 in the Ubuntu repository
    – ignis
    Jun 25, 2013 at 9:57

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No - it only removes/reinstalls the application itself. All your VMs and other data will remain intact.

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  • So upon installing and opening the latest version I will see all my old VM's still?
    – user970638
    Jun 24, 2013 at 21:22
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    Yes, and if for some reason you do not see the list (have not seen that happen), you can just re-add it via the Machine->Add menu. Jun 24, 2013 at 21:27

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