If you are running Debian Lenny, the best way to install Virtualbox OSE is to use the version available in the Debian backports. For those who have installed the previous release (3.0.12), please check the availability before updating :

root@localhost:~# apt-cache policy virtualbox-ose

3.2.4-dfsg-1~bpo50+1 0
1 http://www.backports.org lenny-backports/main Packages
*** 3.0.12-dfsg-1~bpo50+1 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1.6.6-dfsg-3 0
500 http://ftp.fr.debian.org lenny/main Packages

To update :

root@localhost:~# apt-get -t lenny-backports install virtualbox-ose

The dependencies will be upgraded : virtualbox-ose-qt, virtualbox-ose-dkms

More information :

http://packages.debian.org/lenny-backports/virtualbox-ose

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