Public bug reported: Steps to reproduce: 1. Have Ubuntu 20.04 LTS installed inside virtualbox 2. Try to install virtualbox additions using ubuntu-drivers as follows
sudo ubuntu-drivers install sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall Expected results: * installed normally Actual results: * does not install with errors: ``` $ sudo ubuntu-drivers install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe : Conflicts: virtualbox-guest-dkms virtualbox-guest-x11 : Depends: virtualbox-guest-utils (= 6.1.26-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.2) virtualbox-guest-x11-hwe : Conflicts: virtualbox-guest-x11 E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. $ sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe : Conflicts: virtualbox-guest-dkms virtualbox-guest-x11 : Depends: virtualbox-guest-utils (= 6.1.26-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.2) virtualbox-guest-x11-hwe : Conflicts: virtualbox-guest-x11 E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. ``` ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: ubuntu-drivers-common 1:0.9.0~0.20.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-90.101-generic 5.4.148 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-90-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: MATE Date: Fri Nov 26 18:39:44 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-23 (581 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) SourcePackage: ubuntu-drivers-common UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-drivers-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1952466 Title: Can't install Virtualbox guest Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Steps to reproduce: 1. Have Ubuntu 20.04 LTS installed inside virtualbox 2. Try to install virtualbox additions using ubuntu-drivers as follows sudo ubuntu-drivers install sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall Expected results: * installed normally Actual results: * does not install with errors: ``` $ sudo ubuntu-drivers install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe : Conflicts: virtualbox-guest-dkms virtualbox-guest-x11 : Depends: virtualbox-guest-utils (= 6.1.26-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.2) virtualbox-guest-x11-hwe : Conflicts: virtualbox-guest-x11 E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. $ sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe : Conflicts: virtualbox-guest-dkms virtualbox-guest-x11 : Depends: virtualbox-guest-utils (= 6.1.26-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.2) virtualbox-guest-x11-hwe : Conflicts: virtualbox-guest-x11 E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. ``` ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: ubuntu-drivers-common 1:0.9.0~0.20.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-90.101-generic 5.4.148 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-90-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: MATE Date: Fri Nov 26 18:39:44 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-23 (581 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) SourcePackage: ubuntu-drivers-common UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-drivers-common/+bug/1952466/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp