How To Install VirtualBox in Ubuntu 10.04

Well, this time I'll explain a little about how to install VirtualBox-3.2 on ubuntu 10.04.

Okay, follow the installation procedures below:

1- Download VirtualBox HERE



2 - Save the results of our downloads in

/home/username/

3 - After that on terminal, we type the command:

sudo -s

this command so that we can have access as root

4 - After that, on terminal typing command:

dpkg -i virtualbox-3.2_3.2.12-68302~Ubuntu~lucid_i386.deb

5 - Wait until process is complete. (or might look something like this) :

Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache...
Processing triggers for python-central ...
Processing triggers for python-support ..

If you do not find text * Failed, Trying without DKMS, Installation Process has been successfully done

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How to Fixed  "Failed, Trying wthout DKMS" :

root@ground:~# dpkg -i virtualbox-3.2_3.2.12-68302~Ubuntu~lucid_i386.deb
Selecting previously deselected package virtualbox-3.2.
(Reading database ... 215390 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking virtualbox-3.2 (from virtualbox-3.2_3.2.12-68302~Ubuntu~lucid_i386.deb) ...
Setting up virtualbox-3.2 (3.2.12-68302~Ubuntu~lucid) ...
addgroup: The group `vboxusers' already exists as a system group. Exiting.
* Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules                                            *  done.
* Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules                               *  done.
* Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS                 
* Failed, trying without DKMS
* Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules                                         *  done.
* Starting VirtualBox kernel modules                                            *  done.

Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache...
Processing triggers for python-central ...
Processing triggers for python-support ...

If you find text  * Failed, Trying without DKMS, or like text the above, installation has been completed but it is no shortage. Consequences might be, you will not be able to run VirtualBox normally.

Actually the error was due to not install it on your Linux DKMS, meaningful ways to resolve them is by installing DKMS on your computer.

Follow the steps below:

1 - In the terminal, type this command:

sudo -s

2 - After that typing this command on a terminal:

 apt-get install dkms

wait until the installation is complete as shown below:

root@ground:~# apt-get install dkms
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
dkms
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 25 not upgraded.
Need to get 70.1kB of archives.
After this operation, 471kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://id.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main dkms 2.1.1.2-2fakesync1 [70.1kB]
Fetched 70.1kB in 4s (16.8kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package dkms.
(Reading database ... 215908 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking dkms (from .../dkms_2.1.1.2-2fakesync1_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up dkms (2.1.1.2-2fakesync1)

3 - After the installation is complete dkms, then you can install VirtualBox again. (follow the installation steps above)