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When I try to open a virtual machine, I get the error: "The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there is permission problems with /dev/vboxdrv. Please reinstall virtualbox-dkms package and load the kernel module by executing 'modprobe vboxdrv' as root".

But when I execute 'modprobe vboxdrv', I get "could not insert 'vboxdrv':Required key not available."  I am using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

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You probably have secure boot enabled in your bios. Check by running

 dmesg | grep -i secure

It is working as designed, stopping unsigned code being added to the kernel. Disable secure boot to allow the virtualbox kernel module to load.

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  • It does say I have secure boot enabled. How do I disable it?
    – SourceEngine
    Dec 23, 2018 at 1:40
  • nvm, I figured it out.
    – SourceEngine
    Dec 23, 2018 at 2:10
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    @lukekong If this answer resolves your problem, remember to accept it by clicking the 'tick' mark next to the answer.
    – Haxiel
    Dec 23, 2018 at 5:12

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