Couldn't install Virtual Box on Ubuntu 14.04

Question

I am trying to install Virtual Box in my Ubuntu 14.04 Box. I downloaded the package file from official website here

I tried installing this package but it is throwing errors. Below is the information reported in terminal-

ravi@Dell:~$ sudo dpkg -i Downloads/virtualbox-5.1_5.1.0-108711-Ubuntu-trusty_amd64.deb 
[sudo] password for ravi: 
Selecting previously unselected package virtualbox-5.1.
(Reading database ... 440671 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../virtualbox-5.1_5.1.0-108711-Ubuntu-trusty_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking virtualbox-5.1 (5.1.0-108711~Ubuntu~trusty) ...
Setting up virtualbox-5.1 (5.1.0-108711~Ubuntu~trusty) ...
Adding group `vboxusers' (GID 125) ...
Done.
vboxdrv.sh: failed: modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why.

There were problems setting up VirtualBox.  To re-start the set-up process, run
  /sbin/vboxconfig
as root.
vboxdrv.sh: failed: modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why.
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-16) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.13-1) ...

Below are the few lines from the bottom of dmesg command-

[   85.053851] wlan0: AP advertised VHT without HT, disabling both
[   85.060656] wlan0: send auth to 18:64:72:1d:51:50 (try 1/3)
[   85.061293] wlan0: authenticated
[   85.064889] wlan0: associate with 18:64:72:1d:51:50 (try 1/3)
[   85.065625] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 18:64:72:1d:51:50 (capab=0x11 status=0 aid=5)
[   85.067183] wlan0: associated
[   85.071714] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: JP
[   85.071723] cfg80211:  DFS Master region: unset
[   85.071725] cfg80211:   (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp), (dfs_cac_time)
[   85.071729] cfg80211:   (2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
[   85.071731] cfg80211:   (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
[   85.071734] cfg80211:   (4910000 KHz - 4990000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2300 mBm), (N/A)
[   85.071736] cfg80211:   (5030000 KHz - 5090000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2300 mBm), (N/A)
[   85.071739] cfg80211:   (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
[   85.071742] cfg80211:   (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (0 s)
[   85.071744] cfg80211:   (5490000 KHz - 5710000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2300 mBm), (0 s)
[   85.165436] wlan0: Limiting TX power to 23 (23 - 0) dBm as advertised by 18:64:72:1d:51:50
[  372.263572] capability: warning: `VirtualBox' uses 32-bit capabilities (legacy support in use)
[  702.263467] systemd-hostnamed[9090]: Warning: nss-myhostname is not installed. Changing the local hostname might make it unresolveable. Please install nss-myhostname!
[  852.612307] perf interrupt took too long (2510 > 2500), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 50000

Please try to find vboxdrv in dmesg output and paste that part into the question. — Melebius, Jul 19 '16 at 06:26
No such message available. dmesg |grep vboxdrv doesn't return anything. — ravi, Jul 19 '16 at 10:16

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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You need to disable Secure Boot in BIOS settings.

See this question for more details.

The vboxdrv is not signed and Secure Boot does not let to load it.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered Jul 19 '16 at 08:15

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You need to disable Secure Boot in BIOS settings. It was working earlier but suddenly stopped after installing some updates. Hence I thought of reinstalling it. Let me check the reference link. I'll get back to you shortly. Thanks a lot. – ravi Jul 19 '16 at 10:18
I tried sudo mokutil --disable-validation but again vboxdrv.sh: failed: modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why. – ravi Jul 19 '16 at 10:27
Disable Secure Boot in BIOS and reboot. – Pilot6 Jul 19 '16 at 12:19
That worked beautifully. But is it recommended to disabled Secure Boot? I am little hesitating by doing it. – ravi Jul 19 '16 at 13:37
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Secure Boot is a useless Microsoft feature IMHO. – Pilot6 Jul 19 '16 at 13:38

Melebius · Answer 2 · 2016-07-19T06:27:30.913

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You should prefer the version maintained by Ubuntu APT unless you have special needs. Install VirtualBox using APT:

sudo apt-get install virtualbox

edited Jul 19 '16 at 06:27

answered Jul 19 '16 at 06:19

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The VirtualBox repository is well-maintained and comes directly from the developers; there is no reason to discourage its use. – fkraiem Jul 19 '16 at 08:25
sudo apt-get install virtualbox I tried this command too. I got the same error message vboxdrv.sh: failed: modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why. . Later on I thought of downloading the latest package from the official website, instead of using apt-get but unfortunately, it didn't work either. – ravi Jul 19 '16 at 10:19

Couldn't install Virtual Box on Ubuntu 14.04

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