Virtual Box installed from the Zorin Store unable to run VMs

So I am trying to install and run Virtual Box but after putting secure boot password like it asked me to, the VM won't start due to some issue that I cannot understand...

Can someone tell me the steps as if I am the biggest idiot so that I can fix this.

Go in your bios and disable secure boot

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Is Secure Boot in BIOS disabled? What Kernel do You use? You can check that with the Command uname -r via Terminal. Did You tried a Reinstall of VirtualBox? Try it with sudo apt reinstall virtualbox virtualbox-dkms and then reboot.

Secure boot off
uname -r: 7.0.0-28-generic
sudo apt reinstall virtualbox virtualbox-dkms:



Update: After following all the steps, I was faced 30 reboots and another 30 force shut downs with the physical power button because each time that I would open VBox it would freeze the system. For some reason on the 31st reboot and shutdown everything worked perfectly. Don't know how, don't know why, thy guess is as good as mine.

That being said, although this problem has been solved for now :eyes:. I am now faced with a different issue.

I am trying to run an android VM and this is what I am seeing.

I notice the window title says Android (testing). This means it is not a stable option in VB. I would give Anbox a try, but I have not used it.

Yeah I named this VM "Android testing" because I want to test applications.
Also I got the iso file from Download | Android-x86

OK. Thanks for clearing that up. I dion't have any experience of Android on GNU/Linux. I have heard about Anbox based on other posts on the forum.
Perhaps someone else can assist you on here. Hope it gets sorted.

If a freeze happen again, to preserve your Disks, do a Magic SysRq key (REISUB)

What’s REISUB?

REISUB is a sequence of keystrokes that allows you to safely restart a locked-up Linux system without the risk of data loss. It’s like CPR for your computer—bringing it back to life without the hard reset.

How to Perform a REISUB Reboot

  1. Hold down Alt + SysRq (that’s the Print Screen key) at the same time.
  2. Type the letters R, E, I, S, U, B—in that order, with a 2-3 second pause between each one. This gives the system time to process each command.

Here’s what each letter does:

  • R: Puts the keyboard back in raw mode (from XLATE mode)
  • E: Sends a SIGTERM to all processes except the system’s init process
  • I: Sends a SIGKILL to all processes except init
  • S: Syncs all mounted filesystems, ensuring data is saved
  • U: Remounts all filesystems in read-only mode, to protect data
  • B: Reboots the system immediately, without unmounting filesystems

I would suggest to go back to the 6.17 Kernel and use that and check if it behaves the same.

Alternatively, You could download the current Version or add the official Repo from the Developers Website. Maybe it works better:

Hey uhh which Ubuntu version is Zorin OS 18? Because as of now, I am only able to install 24.04 version.

Zorin 18 is based on ubuntu 24.04.

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Good news, I found the problem... So you all know how it says Ubuntu 32 bit once you create the machine? Yeah no you're supposed to change to either Other Linux 32 bit or Other Linux 64 bit.

Major thanks to this person: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBRyI2pyXHI

Like @Forpli wrote: Zorin is based on Ubuntu 24. so, take the Version for this:

The other Option would be to add the Repo of them. Instructions, You can find on the same Site when You scroll down.

The problem was Ubuntu 32 bit on the virtual machine.

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