[Pkg-virtualbox-devel] Bug#887156: virtualbox-dkms does not compile it's kernel driver, libelf-dev is a missing dependency

[Gianfranco Costamagna]

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Fixed by linux updates.

G.

On Sun, 14 Jan 2018 17:06:28 +0100 csaba mate <matecs at niif.hu> wrote:
> Package: virtualbox-dkms
> Version: 5.2.4-dfsg-2
> Severity: normal
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***
> 
> after upgrading last week i noticed that virtualbox does not work,
> it cannot load it's kernel driver. now i had enough time to take
> a closer look on it and found that libelf-dev is a new dependency.
> after installing it, virtualbox works as excepted.
> please find the log below.
> thanks,
> csaba mate
> 
> 
> mc36 at acer:~$ sudo apt-get remove virtualbox-dkms
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree       
> Reading state information... Done
> The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
>   dkms
> Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove it.
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>   virtualbox-dkms
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> After this operation, 5,391 kB disk space will be freed.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
> (Reading database ... 398122 files and directories currently installed.)
> Removing virtualbox-dkms (5.2.4-dfsg-2) ...
> 
> -------- Uninstall Beginning --------
> Module:  virtualbox
> Version: 5.2.4
> Kernel:  4.14.0-2-amd64 (x86_64)
> -------------------------------------
> 
> Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.
> 
> vboxdrv.ko:
>  - Uninstallation
>    - Deleting from: /lib/modules/4.14.0-2-amd64/updates/dkms/
>  - Original module
>    - No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
>    - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.
> 
> 
> vboxnetadp.ko:
>  - Uninstallation
>    - Deleting from: /lib/modules/4.14.0-2-amd64/updates/dkms/
>  - Original module
>    - No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
>    - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.
> 
> 
> vboxnetflt.ko:
>  - Uninstallation
>    - Deleting from: /lib/modules/4.14.0-2-amd64/updates/dkms/
>  - Original module

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