virtualbox-ose-additions-3.2.8 conflicts with installed package(s): virtualbox-ose-3.2.8

[Bernhard Froehlich]

On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:04:04 +0200, Leslie Jensen <leslie at eskk.nu>
wrote:
> I'm trying to install virtualbox-ose-additions but as you can see it
> won't install
> 
> 
> ===>  virtualbox-ose-additions-3.2.8 conflicts with installed package(s):
>       virtualbox-ose-3.2.8
> 
>       They install files into the same place.
>       Please remove them first with pkg_delete(1).
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox-ose-additions.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox-ose-additions.
> 
> 
> It's a new installed 8.1-RELEASE amd64 system
> 
> How do I get around this?

You never need the additions on the Host system. They cause problems in
this configuration so this is why they are marked as conflicting.

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Bernhard Froehlich
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