Virtual Box kernel error message

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The error message it's referring to gcc-12 but Zorin OS doesn't have that by default. Please see this thread for reference:

Install virtualbox-7.1_7.1.4-165100~Ubuntu~noble_amd64.deb fails on Zorin 17.2

gcc-12 is not installed by default in Zorin OS 17, but it is available in the repositories. You can install it with: sudo apt install gcc-12 But this is likely not enough, as it's still hard-coded to use the version prior. To use it, you need to update the symlinks with the following commands: sudo rm /usr/bin/gcc sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-12 /usr/bin/gcc I suggest to revert this back the way it was when you're done. I'm not sure if it actually makes any difference, but just in case: sudo rm …