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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "virtualbox-source" package

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


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall virtualbox-source on Kali Linux:


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

Package: virtualbox-source
Source: virtualbox (7.0.14-dfsg-1)
Version: 7.0.14-dfsg-1+b1
Installed-Size: 888
Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: build-essential, bzip2, debhelper-compat (= 12), kbuild, module-assistant
Recommends: virtualbox (>= 7.0.14-dfsg-1)
Size: 873548
SHA256: c15d22f6db94ab1f187dc10ef8bed434fafb22b1e093cbe957164d81074bad00
SHA1: a2907ab92018b3b64767463b2c1428edf50a8193
MD5sum: 81af0bd8064eec773d4d908f03d17ee7
Description: x86 virtualization solution - kernel module source
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.
The virtualbox package is also required in order to make use of these
modules. Kernel sources or headers are required to compile this module.
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The source is placed under /usr/src, and after decompression it can
be built to produce a virtualbox-modules-_KVERS_ providing
"virtualbox-modules" package.
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
Section: contrib/kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/contrib/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-source_7.0.14-dfsg-1+b1_amd64.deb