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I am running on chroot and the log file reads : 

    Uninstalling modules from DKMS
    Attempting to install using DKMS

    Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/5.0.2/source ->
             /usr/src/vboxhost-5.0.2

    DKMS: add completed.
    Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install without
    Makefile:185: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current 
    Linux kernel. Specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again.  Stop.

Help please.

Mike
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  • Suggestion - use https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads and install it manually. Virtualbox from ubuntu repositories didn't play well with some kernels and dkms kept complaining, at least in my case – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Sep 07 '15 at 07:32
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    "Specify KERN_DIR= and run Make again" See http://askubuntu.com/questions/218320/virtual-box-upgrade – Rinzwind Sep 07 '15 at 07:32

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Install the kernel header files.

Start the command below to make a check

apt-cache policy linux-generic | grep Installed

  • If you see a version behind Installed: like this, with a version number

    Installed: 3.19.0.26.25

    then start

    sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic

  • if you see 

    Installed: (none)

    start

    sudo apt-get install kernel-headers-$(uname -r)
A.B.
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  • I have the same issue. I got installed (none) and followed your command, but now I get this error : Couldn't find any package by regex 'kernel-headers-3.13.0-74-generic' – Koustuv Sinha Jan 20 '16 at 09:13