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I am trying to install VirtualBox 4.3 on Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit via apt along with the dkms package, but the VirtualBox kernel fails to get installed.

What do I need to do to get VirtualBox with dkms installed?

Aditya
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user298887
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I followed the instructions at the Oracle website to get the latest version of Virtual box, and found it to install quite well:

wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -

I added this line to my /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian trusty contrib

Then I ran

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install dkms
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.3

I did need to download the extension pack separately, and install it within Virtualbox - I understand this is normal behavior. Then I also needed to add myself to the Virtualbox user group.

sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers my-user-name
Charles Green
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  • Charles, I exactly did the same lines. Sorry I am not getting this line "virtualbox-4.3" E: Package 'virtualbox-4.3' has no installation candidate root@sanvi:/home/kiran# – user298887 Jun 29 '14 at 13:52
  • Very strange - and you added the fill line to the end of your /etc/apt/sources.list? – Charles Green Jun 29 '14 at 14:14