If virtualbox-source needs to be installed too, the virtualbox package should depend on it rather than recommend it like now. And there should be a better error message for this.
If you install the package from the virtualbox website, compilation/installation of the module is done automatically during installation. Could this also be done for the ubuntu package? ** Changed in: virtualbox (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- Error on starting virtual machine: VirtualBox kernel driver not installed. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/137599 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs