While upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10 I get the message could not install virtualbox-ose-dkms_3.2.8-dfsg-2ubuntu1_all.deb error exit status 5
Later during the upgrade I got the message saying virtualbox-ose-dkms is already installed. At the end of the upgrade I received the message could not install upgrades and a recovery was triggered dpkg --configure -a The system is now working, but each time I get an update the update manager tries to update it and gives an error:- Preparing to replace virtualbox-ose-dkms 3.1.6-dfsg-2ubuntu2 (using .../virtualbox-ose-dkms_3.2.8-dfsg-2ubuntu1_all.deb) ... Removing all DKMS Modules Done. 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. 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_3.2.8 -dfsg-2ubuntu1_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 5 No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/virtualbox-ose-dkms_3.2.8-dfsg-2ubuntu1_all.deb -- package virtualbox-ose-dkms (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: virtualbox-ose kernel module failed to build https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/619634 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs