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Virtualbox could not start - error message says "run /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup"

Posted by artodeto on

If you shell outputs something like the following don't get frustrated, the solution is just one apt-get install away! The error

WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release. Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules:. Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules:. Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS:Error! echo Your kernel headers for kernel 3.0.0-1-686-pae cannot be found at /lib/modules/3.0.0-1-686-pae/build or /lib/modules/3.0.0-1-686-pae/source. Failed, trying without DKMS ... failed! Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules: Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong ... failed!

The solution

apt-get install linux-headers-3.0.0-1-686-pae /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
You see, your system just needs the current kernel header file and thats it.

Thanks zzeroo for the the hint

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