package virtualbox-qt 5.0.40-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to stat './usr/bin/virtualbox' (which I was about to install): Permission denied

[Andy Rose]

Preparing to unpack .../libcap-dev_1%3a2.25-1.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libcap-dev:amd64 (1:2.25-1.2) over (1:2.24-12) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libcap2_1%3a2.25-1.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libcap2:amd64 (1:2.25-1.2) over (1:2.24-12) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...
/sbin/ldconfig.real: Warning: ignoring configuration file that cannot be opened: /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_EGL.conf: No such file or directory
/sbin/ldconfig.real: Warning: ignoring configuration file that cannot be opened: /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf: No such file or directory
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/virtualbox-qt_5.2.18-dfsg-2~ubuntu18.04.3_amd64.deb
Exception during pm.DoInstall(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: virtualbox-qt 5.0.40-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Microsoft 4.4.0-17763.253-Microsoft 4.4.35
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-17763-Microsoft x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Feb 26 13:08:27 2019
Dmesg: [ 0.008888] Microsoft 4.4.0-17763.253-Microsoft 4.4.35
ErrorMessage: unable to stat './usr/bin/virtualbox' (which I was about to install): Permission denied
LsMod:
 Error: command ['lsmod'] failed with exit code 1: libkmod: ERROR ../libkmod/libkmod-module.c:1657 kmod_module_new_from_loaded: could not open /proc/modules: No such file or directory
 Error: could not get list of modules: No such file or directory
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.1
 apt 1.6.8
SourcePackage: virtualbox
Title: package virtualbox-qt 5.0.40-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to stat './usr/bin/virtualbox' (which I was about to install): Permission denied
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2019-02-26 (0 days ago)
VirtualBox.ModInfo: find: ‘/lib/modules/4.4.0-17763-Microsoft’: No such file or directory

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

  Error: command ['lsmod'] failed with exit code 1: libkmod: ERROR ../libkmod/libkmod-module.c:1657 kmod_module_new_from_loaded: could not open /proc/modules: No such file or directory
 Error: could not get list of modules: No such file or directory

something is wrong on your system... did you unmount /proc?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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