Confirming the error description: # dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/virtualbox-ose-dkms_3.2.0-dfsg-1ubuntu1~lucid1_all.deb Unpacking virtualbox-ose-dkms (from .../virtualbox-ose-dkms_3.2.0-dfsg-1ubuntu1~lucid1_all.deb) ... dkms.conf: Error! No 'DEST_MODULE_LOCATION' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_NAME' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_VERSION' directive specified. Removing obsolete module vboxdrv version 3.0.8 dkms.conf: Error! No 'DEST_MODULE_LOCATION' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_NAME' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_VERSION' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'DEST_MODULE_LOCATION' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_NAME' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_VERSION' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'DEST_MODULE_LOCATION' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_NAME' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_VERSION' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'DEST_MODULE_LOCATION' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_NAME' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_VERSION' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'DEST_MODULE_LOCATION' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_NAME' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_VERSION' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'DEST_MODULE_LOCATION' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_NAME' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_VERSION' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'DEST_MODULE_LOCATION' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_NAME' directive specified. dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_VERSION' directive specified.
Error! Bad conf file. File: /var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/3.0.8/source/dkms.conf does not represent a valid dkms.conf file. dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/virtualbox-ose-dkms_3.2.0-dfsg-1ubuntu1~lucid1_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 5 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/virtualbox-ose-dkms_3.2.0-dfsg-1ubuntu1~lucid1_all.deb the problem persists even after running dkms remove -m vboxdrv -v 3.0.8 --all (version determined from error message above) removing the directories fixed the problem: rm -rf /var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/3.0.8 rm -rf /var/lib/dkms/vboxnetflt/3.0.8 rm -rf /var/lib/dkms/vboxnetadp/3.0.8 ** Summary changed: - package virtualbox-ose-dkms (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: virtualbox-ose-dkms_3.2.0-dfsg-1ubuntu1~lucid1_all.deb from lucid-backports broken + package virtualbox-ose-dkms (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: virtualbox-ose-dkms_3.2.0-dfsg-1ubuntu1~lucid1_all.deb from lucid-backports errors with config files from older version -- package virtualbox-ose-dkms (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: virtualbox-ose-dkms_3.2.0-dfsg-1ubuntu1~lucid1_all.deb from lucid-backports errors with config files from older version https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/587466 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
