The virtualbox package recommends virtualbox-dkms. On an Ubuntu system in it's default configuration that would mean that anytime you installed virtualbox or virtualbox-qt, virtualbox-dkms would be installed. If Mint doesn't do that, you should probably take this up with Mint developers. It's not an Ubuntu issue.
Scott K On Thursday, December 04, 2014 01:29:27 AM Istimsak Abdulbasir wrote: > Actually, Virtualbox should install those dependencies by default. Would > make sense if vbox won't run without it. > > On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 6:56 PM, Simos Xenitellis <simos.li...@googlemail.com > > wrote: > > > > On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 8:14 PM, Scott Richardson > > > > <scott.richard...@visionsystemsinc.com> wrote: > > > virtualbox-qt (4.3.10-dfsg-1) requires virtualbox-dkms. Without this, I > > > > get > > > > > the following error when I try to start a virtual machine: > > > > > > Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) > > > > > > The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or > > > > there > > > > > is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv. Please reinstall the kernel > > > module by executing > > > > > > '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup' > > > > > > as root. If it is available in your distribution, you should install the > > > DKMS package first. This package keeps track of Linux kernel changes and > > > recompiles the vboxdrv kernel module if necessary. > > > > > > > > > However, /etc/init.d/vboxdrv does not exist. But if I install > > > virtualbox-dkms manually my virtual machine will start up. It seems like > > > virtualbox should at least suggest virtualbox-dkms be installed. > > > > The command should have been > > > > sudo dpkg-reconfigure virtualbox-dkms > > > > Perhaps the error message should be updated to the new command. > > > > Simos > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
