Public bug reported:
Attempts to install virtualbox on questing utterly fail.
Selecting previously unselected package virtualbox-dkms.
(Reading database ... 569600 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../virtualbox-dkms_7.2.0-dfsg-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking virtualbox-dkms (7.2.0-dfsg-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package virtualbox.
Preparing to unpack .../virtualbox_7.2.0-dfsg-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking virtualbox (7.2.0-dfsg-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package virtualbox-qt.
Preparing to unpack .../virtualbox-qt_7.2.0-dfsg-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking virtualbox-qt (7.2.0-dfsg-2) ...
Setting up virtualbox-dkms (7.2.0-dfsg-2) ...
Loading new virtualbox-7.2.0 DKMS files...
Building for 6.16.0-16-generic
Building initial module for 6.16.0-16-generic
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.16.0-16-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/7.2.0/build/make.log for more information.
dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-dkms (--configure):
installed virtualbox-dkms package post-installation script subprocess returned
error exit status 10
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of virtualbox:
virtualbox depends on virtualbox-dkms (>= 7.2.0-dfsg-2) | virtualbox-source
(>= 7.2.0-dfsg-2) | virtualbox-modules; however:
Package virtualbox-dkms is not configured yet.
Package virtualbox-source is not installed.
Package virtualbox-modules is not installed.
Package virtualbox-dkms which provides virtualbox-modules is not configured
yet.
dpkg: error processing package virtualbox (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of virtualbox-qt:
virtualbox-qt depends on virtualbox (= 7.2.0-dfsg-2); however:
Package virtualbox is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-qt (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup
error from a previous failure.
No apport report written because the error message
indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
Processing triggers for
desktop-file-utils (0.28-1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.18-2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.13.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (2.4-5build2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
virtualbox-dkms
virtualbox
virtualbox-qt
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.16.0-16-generic
Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
$ cat /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/7.2.0/build/make.log
DKMS make.log for virtualbox-7.2.0 for kernel 6.16.0-16-generic (x86_64)
Tue Sep 2 01:28:50 PM PDT 2025
make: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.16.0-16-generic'
make[1]: Entering directory '/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/7.2.0/build'
warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc (Ubuntu 15.2.0-1ubuntu1) 15.2.0
You are using: gcc (Ubuntu 15.2.0-1ubuntu1) 15.2.0
CC [M] vboxdrv/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o
CC [M] vboxdrv/SUPDrv.o
CC [M] vboxdrv/SUPDrvGip.o
CC [M] vboxdrv/SUPDrvSem.o
CC [M] vboxdrv/SUPDrvTracer.o
CC [M] vboxdrv/SUPLibAll.o
CC [M] vboxdrv/common/string/strformatrt.o
CC [M] vboxdrv/combined-agnostic1.o
CC [M] vboxdrv/combined-agnostic2.o
CC [M] vboxdrv/combined-os-specific.o
vboxdrv/combined-os-specific.o: error: objtool:
rtThreadCtxHooksLnxSchedOut+0x1f: call to {dynamic}() with UACCESS enabled
vboxdrv/combined-os-specific.o: error: objtool:
rtThreadCtxHooksLnxSchedIn+0x28: call to {dynamic}() with UACCESS enabled
vboxdrv/combined-os-specific.o: error: objtool:
VBoxHost_RTR0MemKernelCopyTo+0x13: redundant CLD
vboxdrv/combined-os-specific.o: error: objtool:
VBoxHost_RTR0MemKernelCopyFrom+0x13: redundant CLD
make[4]: ***
[/usr/src/linux-headers-6.16.0-16-generic/scripts/Makefile.build:287:
vboxdrv/combined-os-specific.o] Error 1
make[4]: *** Deleting file 'vboxdrv/combined-os-specific.o'
make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[3]: ***
[/usr/src/linux-headers-6.16.0-16-generic/scripts/Makefile.build:555: vboxdrv]
Error 2
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.16.0-16-generic/Makefile:2008: .] Error 2
make[1]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.16.0-16-generic/Makefile:248:
__sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/7.2.0/build'
make: *** [Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.16.0-16-generic'
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
Package: virtualbox-dkms 7.2.0-dfsg-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.16.0-16.16-generic 6.16.0
Uname: Linux 6.16.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Tue Sep 2 13:29:22 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-10-30 (308 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 24.10 "Oracular Oriole" - Release amd64
(20241007.1)
SourcePackage: virtualbox
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to questing on 2025-06-27 (67 days ago)
** Affects: virtualbox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Assignee: Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug questing wayland-session
** Changed in: virtualbox (Ubuntu)
Milestone: None => ubuntu-25.10-beta
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virtualbox-dkms install fails on questing
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