How can I Configure Linux Mint 17 to get the latest VirtualBox -

How can I Configure Linux Mint 17 to get the latest VirtualBox -

how can configure linux mint 17 (64bits) can latest version of virtual-box (which 4.3.18) via aptitude?

aptitude show virtualbox-4.3:amd64 shows 4.3.12 version available in repos.

the way i've set (like mentioned in official vb docs) adding "trusty repo" sources.list .i guess should me latest updates. still same problem!

i activated unstable romeo channel via settings>software sources .still same problem; not getting latest update.

again, want latest updates via aptitude not installing .deb package. so, please. thoughts how that? ps: have set actual vb installation check updates daily, , new releases , pre-releases

that happens because there bundle same name in repository apt considers have higher priority. illustration if run

> apt-cache policy virtualbox-4.3

it output along lines of

virtualbox-4.3: installed: 4.3.12-93733~ubuntu~raring candidate: 4.3.12-93733~ubuntu~raring version table: 4.3.20-96996~ubuntu~raring 0 500 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/ trusty/contrib amd64 packages *** 4.3.12-93733~ubuntu~raring 0 700 http://extra.linuxmint.com/ qiana/main amd64 packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

which means 4.3.12 version installed , won't upgraded 4.3.20 though version available official repo.

now, there several ways solve this. simple 1 create

> /etc/apt/preferences.d/virtualbox-org.pref

file next content

package: * pin: origin download.virtualbox.org pin-priority: 800

running command 1 time again output

virtualbox-4.3: installed: 4.3.12-93733~ubuntu~raring candidate: 4.3.20-96996~ubuntu~raring version table: 4.3.20-96996~ubuntu~raring 0 800 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/ trusty/contrib amd64 packages *** 4.3.12-93733~ubuntu~raring 0 700 http://extra.linuxmint.com/ qiana/main amd64 packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

which shows 4.3.20 candidate installation. run

> sudo aptitude install virtualbox-4.3

4.3.20 installed , you'll happy forever.

if want begin learning how magic works take @ https://help.ubuntu.com/community/pinninghowto

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