sed: -e expression #1, char 6: unknown command: `m'

[Nicholas Skaggs]

Initial dkms setup triggers a sed error, sed: -e expression #1, char 6: unknown command: `m'. This error does not appear to affect the setup and it completes. See the log below:

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sudo apt-get install virtualbox-dkms
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  virtualbox-dkms
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/556 kB of archives.
After this operation, 4,494 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package virtualbox-dkms.
(Reading database ... 321942 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../virtualbox-dkms_4.3.14-dfsg-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking virtualbox-dkms (4.3.14-dfsg-1) ...
Setting up virtualbox-dkms (4.3.14-dfsg-1) ...
Loading new virtualbox-4.3.14 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building for 3.16.0-7-generic and 3.16.0-9-generic
Building initial module for 3.16.0-7-generic
Done.

vboxdrv:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-7-generic/updates/dkms/

vboxnetadp.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-7-generic/updates/dkms/

vboxnetflt.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-7-generic/updates/dkms/

vboxpci.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-7-generic/updates/dkms/

sed: -e expression #1, char 6: unknown command: `m'
depmod....

DKMS: install completed.
Building initial module for 3.16.0-9-generic
Done.

vboxdrv:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-9-generic/updates/dkms/

vboxnetadp.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-9-generic/updates/dkms/

vboxnetflt.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-9-generic/updates/dkms/

vboxpci.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-9-generic/updates/dkms/

sed: -e expression #1, char 6: unknown command: `m'
depmod....

DKMS: install completed.
 * Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]
 * Starting VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: virtualbox-dkms 4.3.14-dfsg-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-7.12-generic 3.16.0
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-7-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.14.6-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Aug 18 11:51:26 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-19 (241 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131218)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: virtualbox
SystemImageInfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'system-image-cli'
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-05-09 (100 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[dino99 (9d9)]

Get that error each time dkms is used: installing virtualbox or/and nvidia-340

[dino99 (9d9)]

As the Debian package is now fixed, can we have it landing into the Ubuntu archive before the coming Utopic final release?

[dino99 (9d9)]

Has been fixed in Vivid, and might be backported in Utopic

[Michael (mi9hael)]

Please backport

[Bruno Borges (bruno-borges)]

This is an urgent bug to be backported to 14.10.

Can't work on VirtualBox at all, without this fixed.

[Dylan Justice (dsjstc)]

Absolutely urgent priority, I do a significant fraction of my work in Virtualbox, and I can no longer install any version of it on Utopic.

[Dylan Justice (dsjstc)]

I was able to get my failed Virtualbox-4.3.20 to complete its install by downloading and manually installing dkms from Vivid. Your results may vary.

[Chris Kankiewicz (phlak)]

I am also experiencing this issue with Virtualbox in Utopic. Would really like to see the fix backported.

[Chris J Arges (arges)]

I think this is the commit:
http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-dkms/dkms.git/commit/?id=9064776a8a9b5fb633e14a225c162a87eeea2cfd

[Chris J Arges (arges)]

Uploaded fixes for Utopic/Trusty. Once they are accepted into -proposed please test them to see if they fix the issue.
Thanks!

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Hello Nicholas, or anyone else affected,

Accepted dkms into utopic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dkms/2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu5.14.10 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Hello Nicholas, or anyone else affected,

Accepted dkms into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dkms/2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu5.14.04 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

[Chris Kankiewicz (phlak)]

Installed dkms 2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu5.14.10 from utopic-proposed, ran 'sudo service vboxdrv setup' successfully.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package dkms - 2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu5.14.04

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dkms (2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu5.14.04) trusty; urgency=medium

  * fixed_sed_without_options_issue.patch: Backport of patch to fix sed issues.
    (LP: #1358373)
 -- Chris J Arges <email address hidden> Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:53:16 -0600

[Adam Conrad (adconrad)]

The verification of the Stable Release Update for dkms has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package dkms - 2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu5.14.10

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dkms (2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu5.14.10) utopic; urgency=medium

  * fixed_sed_without_options_issue.patch: Backport of patch to fix sed issues.
    (LP: #1358373)
 -- Chris J Arges <email address hidden> Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:53:16 -0600