package virtualbox-ext-pack 6.1.26-2~ubuntu1.20.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed virtualbox-ext-pack package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Usman Shahzad]

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: virtualbox-ext-pack 6.1.26-2~ubuntu1.20.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-37.41~20.04.2-generic 5.11.22
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Thu Oct 7 13:31:36 2021
ErrorMessage: installed virtualbox-ext-pack package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-10-06 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.6
SourcePackage: virtualbox-ext-pack
Title: package virtualbox-ext-pack 6.1.26-2~ubuntu1.20.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed virtualbox-ext-pack package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Hans Vree (hermes22)]

nov 17, 2021 solved. Succeeded to install in second try. I think the version of the ext-pack was not conform the version of my virtualbox.

[Hans Vree (hermes22)]

nov 25, 2021. No not yet. Every time I do an update and upgrade the same I get the error message
sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  bluez-cups libbluetooth3 libfreerdp-client2-2 libfreerdp2-2 libicu66
  libwinpr2-2
6 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
6 standard security updates
Need to get 0 B/12,8 MB of archives.
After this operation, 113 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 194320 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-libicu66_66.1-2ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libicu66:amd64 (66.1-2ubuntu2.1) over (66.1-2ubuntu2) ...
Preparing to unpack .../1-bluez-cups_5.53-0ubuntu3.4_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking bluez-cups (5.53-0ubuntu3.4) over (5.53-0ubuntu3.3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../2-libbluetooth3_5.53-0ubuntu3.4_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libbluetooth3:amd64 (5.53-0ubuntu3.4) over (5.53-0ubuntu3.3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../3-libwinpr2-2_2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2_amd64.deb ..
.
Unpacking libwinpr2-2:amd64 (2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) over (2.2.0+dfsg1-0u
buntu0.20.04.1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../4-libfreerdp2-2_2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2_amd64.deb
...
Unpacking libfreerdp2-2:amd64 (2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) over (2.2.0+dfsg1-
0ubuntu0.20.04.1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../5-libfreerdp-client2-2_2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2_amd
64.deb ...
Unpacking libfreerdp-client2-2:amd64 (2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) over (2.2.0
+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) ...
Setting up virtualbox-ext-pack (6.1.26-2~ubuntu1.20.04.1) ...
virtualbox-ext-pack: downloading: https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/6.
1.26/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.26.vbox-extpack
The file will be downloaded into /usr/share/virtualbox-ext-pack
License accepted.
0%...
Progress state: NS_ERROR_FAILURE
VBoxManage: error: Failed to install "/usr/share/virtualbox-ext-pack/Oracle_VM_
VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.26.vbox-extpack"
VBoxManage: error: VBoxExtPackRegister returned VERR_VERSION_MISMATCH, pReg=000
0000000000000 ErrInfo='Helper version mismatch - expected 0x3 got 0x30000'
VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005), component ExtPa
ckManagerWrap, interface IExtPackManager
VBoxManage: error: Context: "RTEXITCODE handleExtPack(HandlerArg*)" at line 142
4 of file VBoxManageMisc.cpp
Installation error: License key incorrect or unknown problem during installatio
n.
dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-ext-pack (--configure):
 installed virtualbox-ext-pack package post-installation script subprocess retu
rned error exit status 1
Setting up libicu66:amd64 (66.1-2ubuntu2.1) ...
Setting up libwinpr2-2:amd64 (2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Setting up bluez-cups (5.53-0ubuntu3.4) ...
Setting up libbluetooth3:amd64 (5.53-0ubuntu3.4) ...
Setting up libfreerdp2-2:amd64 (2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Setting up libfreerdp-client2-2:amd64 (2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31...

[Owen Townsend (owentownsend)]

Error re 1.26/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.26.vbox-extpack
repeats every time I do an update - annoying
How can I get rid of it ?
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[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

6.1.26 is a non existing version in the archive. Please
Shut down virtualbox.

apt remove --purge virtualbox-ext-pack
apt update
apt install virtualbox-ext-pack

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for virtualbox-ext-pack (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]