[Fixed] Linux error virtualbox-qt depends on virtualbox (xxxxx); however:Package virtualbox is not configured yet.

Issue

You have installed some earlier version of VirtualBox which is incompatible with virtualbox-qt.

Solution

• Remove Virtualbox completely

sudo apt-get purge virtualbox*

• Download the Latest Virtualbox version for your distribution from here https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads

• Install Virtualbox ( Change filename to match with your latest downloaded VirtualBox file)

sudo dpkg -i virtualbox-6.1_6.1.16-140961~Ubuntu~eoan_amd64.deb

• If you get any complaint about unresolved dependencies, run this command

sudo apt-get -f install

Now you have successfully installed latest version of Virtualbox

Tags: Linux, Virtualbox