package virtualbox 4.3.18-dfsg-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Aishwarya Pradhan]

I don't know much.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: virtualbox 4.3.18-dfsg-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-23.31-generic 3.16.4
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
AptOrdering:
 bum: Install
 virtualbox: Configure
 virtualbox-qt: Configure
 virtualbox-dkms: Configure
 bum: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Oct 27 22:50:41 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:virtualbox:4.3.18-dfsg-1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-10 (17 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1)
SourcePackage: virtualbox
Title: package virtualbox 4.3.18-dfsg-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-27 (0 days ago)
VirtualBox.ModInfo:

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

do you have any other virtualbox on your system? seems that you have some configuration stuff leftover

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package virtualbox - 4.3.26-dfsg-1

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virtualbox (4.3.26-dfsg-1) experimental; urgency=medium

  * Imported upstream release.
   * Conflict with upstream proprietary packages 4.3 series.
     (LP: #1371287, LP: #1375018, LP: #1385931, LP: #1386328, LP: #1421926)

 -- Gianfranco Costamagna <email address hidden> Tue, 17 Mar 2015 08:36:06 +0100