I was trying to install virtualbox-guess-additions-iso, and got the following error:
sudo aptitude install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libgsoap1{a} virtualbox{a} virtualbox-dkms{a} virtualbox-guest-additions-iso
virtualbox-qt{a}
0 packages upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/64.0 MB of archives. After unpacking 121 MB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
virtualbox-4.3 : Conflicts: virtualbox but 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.5 is to be
installed.
Conflicts: virtualbox-guest-additions-iso but 4.1.12-1 is to be
installed.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
Remove the following packages:
1) virtualbox-4.3
Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] y
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libgsoap1{a} virtualbox{a} virtualbox-dkms{a} virtualbox-guest-additions-iso
virtualbox-qt{a}
The following packages will be REMOVED:
virtualbox-4.3{a}
0 packages upgraded, 5 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/64.0 MB of archives. After unpacking 33.0 MB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
(Reading database ... 484051 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing virtualbox-4.3 ...
dpkg: error processing virtualbox-4.3 (--remove):
subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered
while processing:
virtualbox-4.3
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
