NCurses confirmation dialog should select ok button by default

It is a real terminal window. Seems to be bug of virtualbox that you should report to them.

Download the package again and try to install it from the command line using "sudo dpkg -i PACKAGE"

The Debian and Ubuntu packaging policy do not allow to ask for user input in the terminal by the way. There is debconf.

Sebastian,

Thanks for your input into my problem. I've tried the command "sudo dpkg -i
VirtualBox_1.3.8_Ubuntu_feisty_i386.deb, but again it brings up the screen
that asks me to select "Ok", and I have no way to do so.

Here's a link to a screenshot of the problem in action:

http://mjpatey.getmyip.com/Screenshot-1.png

I don't know how to tell it "Ok". Is there any other way to remove this
partially-installed package? Until I do, I can't install updates or any new
packages. If you know of no other way to fix my system, I'll report this to
VirtualBox and see what they have to say.

Thanks again,

-Mark

On 5/28/07, Sebastian Heinlein <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> It is a real terminal window. Seems to be bug of virtualbox that you
> should report to them.
>
> Download the package again and try to install it from the command line
> using "sudo dpkg -i PACKAGE"
>
> --
> Package installation crashed update-manager
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/117377
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

Hello everyone,

I am having the exact same problem as Mjpatey. I tried installing the .deb file for VirtualBox. I got that screen with the "OK" button, which I had to reboot to get out of.

And now Update manager does not work for me anymore. I get that same error message.

If simply attempting to install a package breaks the update manager, then that is NOT GOOD! I too would like to remove this package from my system.

I also get this error message when I try to use Synaptic Package Manager.

E: The package virtualbox needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
E: Internal error opening cache (1). Please report.

I found the answer at:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdebi/+question/7135

> No, you don't need to reinstall, we'll be able to solve that problem.
>
> Please run:
>
> sudo dpkg --force-remove-reinstreq --remove virtualbox
>
> This way, we're telling the package management that we know the package is in
> a inconsistent state and we don't care about it. As I'm quite interessted in
> what went wrong, it would be nice if you copy and paste the output of the
> command to this question. Thanks!

This worked for me.

You have to press tab to select the ok button and afterwards return.

By the way you should gdebi if you are not familiar with installing packages from the command line: just double click on the package. instead of the text based dialog a graphical one will be used.

This is newt's problem. To reproduce, try:

  whiptail --msgbox 'Test' --scrolltext 10 70

Ideally it would focus the button but permit up/down keystrokes while that button is focused to scroll the text box.

Colin,

I agree! That way would be much more intuitive. A good friend suggested I try "tab" to switch focus to the Ok button, and of course, it worked. But without that knowledge, I think a lot of people might end up canceling the installation like I did.

Thanks to all of you who've looked into this. Maybe Colin's suggestion can be implemented at some point... how can one make that happen?

-Mark