If you had installed VirtualBox FROM THE WEBSITE DEB FILE:
Simply run the website-downloaded deb file, and select "reinstall," which will be fixing the issue in addition to keeping all of the virtual machines that you already had before.
Source: I just had this problem.
After upgrade of Linux kernel problem returned, and was solved by the same commands, except that linux headers version was updated to match new kernel version:
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.5.0-18-generic
sudo apt-get remove virtualbox-dkms
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-dkms
You should restart after executung this commands.
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Make sure your kernel headers is installed. Use synaptic and search linux-kernel-headers-generic (-pae) It worked like a charm. With the error the installation cannot find the script file for the kernel. Easy peasy.
Hello,
I had the same problem and yesterday i solve following this topic. I worked fine in VirtualBox and all works fine. Thanks!
However, today, when i restart my pc (asus k55v) unity bar disappeared. I'm newbie in Ubuntu so i can't do nothing without unity bar and top bar.
I'm writing this reply from another pc
I try reinstall VBox in terminal, with "Ctrl+Alt+t" and using code* in this topic, restart but didn't work.
I searched on google but without success.
Someone can help me?
thanks
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sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.5.0-17-generic
sudo apt-get remove virtualbox-dkms
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-dkms
I'm reply now in my pc again
What i do:
Search in google how i can access software center by terminal, so,
"Ctrl+Alt+t" and i insert: sudo software-center
Then i search "dkms" and uninstall it.
Unity come back after restart,
i reinstall VirtualBox and working too.
I restart pc, everything is ok
I hope everything continues ok tomorrow
the above solution didn't work for me. Any ideas?
Hi jds340, in Ubuntu 12.10 the solution appears to be slightly different. Have you tried it that way?
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