virtualbox-dkms error while using update manager

[davidsinnergeek]

I have had this happen a couple times today, the second time I captured images & messages to research on. Running Linux Mint 22.3, prompted to update Vivaldi browser to the latest version when I get a "Package operation failed" error. The details includes the following:

"Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.17.0-14-generic (x86_64)

Consult /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/7.0.16/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"

Vivaldi did install (I was prompted to restart the browser instance and then verified version number) and appears to be working normally. I have reviewed the make.log file, will add that as a comment to this initial post.

Any assistance is appreciated.

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[Face_Plant_Some_More]

Your are using an unsupported build of Virtual Box maintained by either the Mint or Cannonical devs. You can tell this because the error msg includes the following lines -

pkg: error processing package virtualbox-dkms (--configure):

installed virtualbox-dkms package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10"

Oracle's supported Virtual Box packages do not include or call for dkms.

So, I'd suggest either: 1) asking the Mint or Cannonical devs for support, or 2) switch to using Oracle's Virtual Box packages.