Kernel Driver Not Installed (Rc=-1908) Error in Virtualbox [Duplicate]

Name: Kernel Driver Not Installed (Rc=-1908) Error in Virtualbox [Duplicate]
Uploaded: 2026-10-03T13:33:42+00:00
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Description: Every Time I Try to Run Something in Virtualbox It Keeps Giving Me an Error, and I Can't Figure out How to Fix It. I Don't Know How to Fix It, and Please Be as...

Question

Every time I try to run something in VirtualBox it keeps giving me an error, and I can't figure out how to fix it. I don't know how to fix it, and please be as detailed and easy to understand as possible, so I on't get confused. This is the error.

Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not   
loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv  

Please reinstall the kernel module by executing '/sbin/vboxconfig' as root.

where: suplibOsInit what: 3 VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (-1908) - The support driver is not installed. On linux, open returned ENOENT.

Accepted Answer

Lets try these steps:

Install needed build tools:
```
sudo apt install build-essential
```
Build the kernel modules for virtualbox:
```
sudo /sbin/vboxconfig
```
Relaunch virtualbox.

Kernel Driver Not Installed (Rc=-1908) Error in Virtualbox [Duplicate]

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