Public bug reported: Apt output:
dpkg: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 58129 package 'virtualbox-3.1': error in Version string '3.1.6-59338_Ubuntu_karmic': invalid character in revision number dpkg: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 58130 package 'virtualbox-3.1': error in Config-Version string '3.1.6-59338_Ubuntu_karmic': invalid character in revision number dpkg: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 61457 package 'virtualbox-3.1': error in Version string '3.1.6-59338_Ubuntu_karmic': invalid character in revision number Selecting previously deselected package dkms. (Reading database ... 456716 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking dkms (from .../dkms_2.1.1.2-5ubuntu1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package virtualbox-ose-dkms. Unpacking virtualbox-ose-dkms (from .../virtualbox-ose-dkms_4.0.4-dfsg-1ubuntu4.1_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 3.1.6 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. 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/3.1.6/source/dkms.conf does not represent a valid dkms.conf file. dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/virtualbox-ose-dkms_4.0.4-dfsg-1ubuntu4.1_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 5 Processing triggers for man-db ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/virtualbox-ose-dkms_4.0.4-dfsg-1ubuntu4.1_all.deb localepurge: Disk space freed in /usr/share/locale: 0 KiB localepurge: Disk space freed in /usr/share/man: 0 KiB localepurge: Disk space freed in /usr/share/gnome/help: 0 KiB localepurge: Disk space freed in /usr/share/omf: 0 KiB localepurge: Disk space freed in /usr/share/doc/kde/HTML: 0 KiB Total disk space freed by localepurge: 0 KiB E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: dpkg: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 58134 package 'virtualbox-3.1': error in Version string '3.1.6-59338_Ubuntu_karmic': invalid character in revision number dpkg: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 58135 package 'virtualbox-3.1': error in Config-Version string '3.1.6-59338_Ubuntu_karmic': invalid character in revision number Setting up dkms (2.1.1.2-5ubuntu1) ... ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: virtualbox-ose-dkms (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.49-generic-pae 2.6.38.8 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic-pae i686 AptOrdering: dkms: Install virtualbox-ose-dkms: Install dkms: Configure virtualbox-ose-dkms: Configure Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Sep 2 13:20:42 2011 ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 5 SourcePackage: virtualbox-ose Title: package virtualbox-ose-dkms (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 5 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-08-06 (27 days ago) VirtualBoxOse.ModInfo: ** Affects: virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-package i386 natty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839758 Title: package virtualbox-ose-dkms (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 5 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox-ose/+bug/839758/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs