How to Install and Uninstall virtualbox-dkms Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "virtualbox-dkms" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install virtualbox-dkms on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                virtualbox-dkms
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "virtualbox-dkms" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall virtualbox-dkms on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                virtualbox-dkms
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the virtualbox-dkms package on Kali Linux

Package: virtualbox-dkms
Source: virtualbox (7.0.14-dfsg-1)
Version: 7.0.14-dfsg-1+b1
Installed-Size: 5953
Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Architecture: amd64
Provides: virtualbox-modules
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Recommends: virtualbox (>= 7.0.14-dfsg-1)
Size: 738160
SHA256: ecd06cfbcc053265e259ccb6d860b28984a7230da80dc3e2252e2f6e42bfde2c
SHA1: 3890bed1f27a620d51415d2732558dfbcd2460e3
MD5sum: 345e47a1e3677b36a30fc831b7e49419
Description: x86 virtualization solution - kernel module sources for dkms
VirtualBox is a free x86 virtualization solution allowing a wide range
of x86 operating systems such as Windows, DOS, BSD or Linux to run on a
Linux system.
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This package provides the source code for the virtualbox kernel module to be
build with dkms. Kernel sources or headers are required to compile this
module.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Tag: admin::kernel, admin::virtualization, devel::lang:c, devel::lang:python,
devel::library, implemented-in::c, implemented-in::python,
role::devel-lib, role::source, suite::openstack, system::cloud,
system::virtual, use::driver
Section: contrib/kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/contrib/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-dkms_7.0.14-dfsg-1+b1_amd64.deb