Public bug reported: The virtualbox package provided by apt at version 5.2.42 is not compatible with the kernel (version 5.10) also provided by apt. There's something with vboxdrv not being able to compile.
A workaround is to install a newer version of virtualbox, such as with these instructions https://computingforgeeks.com/install- virtualbox-6-on-ubuntu-debian-linux/ ## Reproduction Precondition: have a system with linux-headers-5.10.0-051000 and linux- headers-5.10.0-051000-generic installed 1. `sudo apt install virtualbox` 2. Launch virtualbox 3. Create a simple VM 4. Launch the VM from virtualbox 5. Receive an error saying that you must `modprobe vboxdrv` 6. `modprobe vboxdrv` leads to `modprobe: FATAL: Module vboxdrv not found in directory /lib/modules/5.10.0-051000-generic` ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: apt 1.6.14 Uname: Linux 5.10.0-051000-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Oct 13 13:02:58 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-01-04 (281 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426) SourcePackage: apt UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1947041 Title: virtualbox package incompatible with 5.10 kernel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1947041/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
