Public bug reported:
Virtualbox fails to install since virtualbox-dkms cannot build modules
for kernel: 5.8.0-12-generic,
Terminal:
sudo apt install virtualbox
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
libgsoap-2.8.104 liblzf1 libsdl1.2debian libvncserver1 virtualbox-dkms
virtualbox-qt
Suggested packages:
vde2 virtualbox-guest-additions-iso
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libgsoap-2.8.104 liblzf1 libsdl1.2debian libvncserver1 virtualbox
virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-qt
0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 44.2 MB of archives.
After this operation, 179 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
.......................
Setting up virtualbox-dkms (6.1.12-dfsg-8) ...
Loading new virtualbox-6.1.12 DKMS files...
Building for 5.8.0-12-generic
Building initial module for 5.8.0-12-generic
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.8.0-12-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/6.1.12/build/make.log for more information.
dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-dkms (--configure):
installed virtualbox-dkms package post-installation script subprocess returned
error exit status 10
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of virtualbox:
virtualbox depends on virtualbox-dkms (>= 6.1.12-dfsg-8) | virtualbox-source
(>= 6.1.12-dfsg-8) | virtu
albox-modules; however:
Package virtualbox-dkms is not configured yet.
Package virtualbox-source is not installed.
Package virtualbox-modules is not installed.
Package virtualbox-dkms which provides virtualbox-modules is not configured
yet.
dpkg: error processing package virtualbox (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of virtualbox-qt:
virtualbox-qt depends on virtualbox (= 6.1.12-dfsg-8); however:
Package virtualbox is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-qt (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu4) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-2ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (246-2ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.3-2) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.15-1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
virtualbox-dkms
virtualbox
virtualbox-qt
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
sudo apt install virtualbox-dkms
virtualbox-dkms is already the newest version (6.1.12-dfsg-8).
virtualbox-dkms set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up virtualbox-dkms (6.1.12-dfsg-8) ...
Removing old virtualbox-6.1.12 DKMS files...
------------------------------
Deleting module version: 6.1.12
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.
Loading new virtualbox-6.1.12 DKMS files...
Building for 5.8.0-12-generic
Building initial module for 5.8.0-12-generic
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.8.0-12-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/6.1.12/build/make.log for more information.
dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-dkms (--configure):
installed virtualbox-dkms package post-installation script subprocess returned
error exit status 10
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of virtualbox:
virtualbox depends on virtualbox-dkms (>= 6.1.12-dfsg-8) | virtualbox-source
(>= 6.1.12-dfsg-8) | virtu
albox-modules; however:
Package virtualbox-dkms is not configured yet.
Package virtualbox-source is not installed.
Package virtualbox-modules is not installed.
Package virtualbox-dkms which provides virtualbox-modules is not configured
yet.
dpkg: error processing package virtualbox (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of virtualbox-qt:
virtualbox-qt depends on virtualbox (= 6.1.12-dfsg-8); however:
Package virtualbox is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-qt (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
virtualbox-dkms
virtualbox
virtualbox-qt
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
System Details:
Kernel: 5.8.0-12-generic x86_64 bits
Desktop: Xfce 4.14.2
Distro: Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) (*Proposed)
virtualbox 6.1.12-dfsg-8
virtualbox-dkms 6.1.12-dfsg-8
virtualbox-qt 6.1.12-dfsg-8
Secure boot and TPM is set:
grub-efi-amd64-bin 2.04-1ubuntu26.2
grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.147+2.04-1ubuntu26.2
grub-common 2.04-1ubuntu26.2
grub2-common 2.04-1ubuntu26.2
systemd 246-2ubuntu1
shim 15+1552672080.a4a1fbe-0ubuntu2
shim-signed 1.42+15+1552672080.a4a1fbe-0ubuntu2
** Affects: virtualbox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Attachment added: "make.log"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1890770/+attachment/5399467/+files/make.log
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Virtualbox-dkms ERROR: modpost: "__get_vm_area_caller" on kernel
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