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#1

i get the following error message when i try to create a virtual machine

tell me what to do ..

VirtualBox kernel driver not installed. The vboxdrv kernel module was either not loaded or /dev/vboxdrv was not created for some reason. Please install the virtualbox-ose-modules package for your kernel, e.g. virtualbox-ose-modules-generic.. VBox status code: -1908 (VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED).

Result Code: 0x80004005 Component: Console Interface: IConsole {1dea5c4b-0753-4193-b909-22330f64ec45}

#2

Go to

System->Admin->Synaptic Package Manager

Search for the Virtual-box-ose package for your kernel, tick the box and apply. This will install the modules that you need.