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Image showing 'sudo modprobe vboxdrv' on a terminal with response "modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'vboxdrv': Operation not permitted" Dialog with title "Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)" I recently installed Ubuntu 20.04. I am trying to run Win 10 on Oracle Virtual Box 6.1.8(last version) but I get error

"Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)"

It suggests to run 'modprobe vboxdrv' on the terminal but when I do (adding sudo ) I get back this:

modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'vboxdrv': Operation not permitted

Does anyone know how to sort it out please?

tudor -Reinstate Monica-
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Lenny
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Instructions on how to correctly install VirtualBox on a Linux based system can be found at https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch02.html#install-linux-host

Although it is a bit outdated, the basics of the installation will always remain the same. based on the error message, it seems that the package "dkms" was not installed, or the installation of it gone corrupt and requires reinstallation.

If this is not your own computer, it could also be an issue regarding the set user bit or sudoers file that the owner may have set. Thus when running even with sudo dkms may not run. In that case it is something that you will have to ask the owner of the computer to give you permission to access.

Amol Soneji
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