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Virtualbox is not updating to Version 4.1. Why?

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I use VirtualBox (not the OSE version) which I installed (following the instructions at www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads) using this repository:

deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian natty contrib

Up until Version 4.0.12 the software has updated automatically. Version 4.1 has just been released and, although I can see it in Synaptic, it doesn't seem to be recognized as an update to the previous version by Synaptic or by Update Manager.

Why is this, and is it safe to just install it alongside the previous version?

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answered 2 Years ago rstride · Accepted Answer

Oracle treat point releases (4.x) as new releases, not upgrades (4.x.y).

As such - for stability reasons, some people continue with, for example, 4.0.x until either support for 4.0 is withdrawn, or sufficient bugs are flattened in the new 4.1.x releases.

The usual policy is to deinstall your 4.0 release before downloading and installing the 4.1 release.

All your previous settings and virtual machines are safe since they are stored separately from the actual package.

Since it is a new release, you'll need to also upgrade the Virtual Guest Additions for each Virtual Machine that you have.