Comment 11 for bug 1629870

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hasno (c1248408) wrote : Re: Trouble installing mainline kernel 4.8: virtualbox-dkms 5.0.24-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1: virtualbox kernel module failed to build

Sorry to bother you again, but is this expected:

DKMS: install completed.
Job for virtualbox.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status virtualbox.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript virtualbox, action "restart" failed.
virtualbox (5.1.6-dfsg-1~ubuntu16.04.1~ppa1) wird eingerichtet ...
vboxweb.service is a disabled or a static unit, not starting it.
Job for virtualbox.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status virtualbox.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript virtualbox, action "restart" failed.
virtualbox-qt (5.1.6-dfsg-1~ubuntu16.04.1~ppa1) wird eingerichtet ...
Trigger für shim-signed (1.18~16.04.1+0.8-0ubuntu2) werden verarbeitet ...

(I aborted the "deactivate secure boot" dialog because I thought that I have disabled secure boot in the past)

Since I have not removed the old virtualbox install, I went to the ubuntu software-center and uninstalled virtualbox, then used apt-get install virtualbox and I get:
"virtualbox already up to date (5.1.6-dfsg-1~ubuntu16.04.1~ppa1)"

So it seems the old virtualbox has not been overwritten with your version but kept in parallel? But the icon is gone and trying to start it from the terminal results in:
"The application virtualbox is currently not installed"