[Solved] The VirtualBox Linux Kernel Driver Is Either Not Loaded or Not Set Up Correctly

This tutorial will show you how to fix the “VirtualBox Linux Kernel Driver Is Not Loaded” error when using VirtualBox on Ubuntu.

Here is the full error message:

The virtual machine has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (0x1).
The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver is either not loaded or not set up correctly.

Solution (Restart Required)

To fix the error, you need to install the following dependency packages using the apt command:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)

After installing the above packages, you must restart your computer for the changes to take effect.