Building a test kernel module failed. See the log file /var/log/vboxadd-install.log

[Derek Broughton]

O. Sinclair wrote:

> Zareh Kezelguezian wrote:
>> hi guys, i am new in linux i installed Kubuntu and updated it to 9.10.
>> when i am installing the vboxguest additions i receive this message.
... 
>> what should i do to make it run?
>> can someone help me please, thank you :)

Install the package "dkms".  It makes recompiling the kernel modules vastly 
simpler, and will pull in a dependency or two that you're probably missing 
now.
>> 
> maybe a stupid question but are you installing a build of VBox for
> Karmic and not an earlier release?

Not likely.  Installing the "guest additions" requires compiling a kernel 
module or two.
-- 
derek