Fixing the Dreaded “Errors were encountered while processing” Errors For the past week or two, every time I installed new software into Ubuntu, I was greeted with the “Errors were encountered while processing:” blah, blah, blah speech.
Removing kernel versions like 5.8 and downgrading to 5.4.0-60-generic has solved the problem. After booting with kernel 5.4.0-60-generic I was able to install Virtualbox using synaptic and my new virtual machine works. Show activity on this post. Yes, removing or downgrade your kernel and solved problem.
01.12.2020 · Solved: Hi, System: Ubuntu 20.04.1, Gpu: Sapphire RX 5700 XT, Drivers tested (20.30, 20.40, 20.45) When I try to install drivers, I get this: Building initial
11.12.2020 · Done The following additional packages will be installed: libgsoap-2.8.91 libqt5opengl5 libvncserver1 virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-qt Suggested packages: vde2 virtualbox-guest-additions-iso The following NEW packages will be installed: libgsoap-2.8.91 libqt5opengl5 libvncserver1 virtualbox virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-ext-pack virtualbox-qt 0 upgraded, 7 newly …
The solution there was to delete two files and reinstall Virtualbox as follows. rm -r /etc/init.d/vboxdrv rm -r /var/lib/update-rc.d/vboxdrv apt-get install virtualbox virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-guest-utils virtualbox-guest-additions virtualbox-qt. The article also lists a solution that works for Fedora :
This (french) article describes the same error on Debian : Virtualbox & vboxdrv. The solution there was to delete two files and reinstall Virtualbox as ...