After you update the kernel you need to run vboxdrv setup. But if you are trying to compile it for the first time or after removing the build-essential package, you might see the below error.
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$ sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setupn[sudo] password for user:nStopping VirtualBox kernel modules ...done.nRecompiling VirtualBox kernel modules ...failed!n (Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)n$ cat /var/log/vbox-install.logn/usr/share/virtualbox/src/vboxhost/build_in_tmp: 62: n/usr/share/virtualbox/src/vboxhost/build_in_tmp: make: not foundn/usr/share/virtualbox/src/vboxhost/build_in_tmp: 62: n/usr/share/virtualbox/src/vboxhost/build_in_tmp: make: not foundn/usr/share/virtualbox/src/vboxhost/build_in_tmp: 62: n/usr/share/virtualbox/src/vboxhost/build_in_tmp: make: not foundnnn
Ubuntu needs build-essential to run above command. Run below command to install the build-essential.
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$ sudo apt-get install build-essentailn$ sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setupnnn
Then you can use the virtual box!
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