How to Install and Uninstall virtualbox-guest-utils Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "virtualbox-guest-utils" package

This tutorial shows how to install virtualbox-guest-utils on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                virtualbox-guest-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "virtualbox-guest-utils" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall virtualbox-guest-utils on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the virtualbox-guest-utils package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: virtualbox-guest-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.1.50-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.22.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/misc
Source: virtualbox
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 5984
Depends: adduser, pciutils, libc6 (>= 2.34), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: virtualbox-guest-x11 (= 6.1.50-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.22.04.1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-utils_6.1.50-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.22.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1042170
MD5sum: 0fcbec92d475896fb4c42cf0a92797be
SHA1: 10ffcaa155cd5f327c7060c6619b8a28893a4f41
SHA256: 82b3dff12432200f654060719bd107e13dddd5feec56a12ad44da2156045e386
SHA512: 2264367bc48e47342cfb67a9f9fff27cc5c028f11630b8913ce85e779129fbab94df27f44d798b407b6430f29f29fea8d2cda9d3a014177d7bfd35cbb693e9ae
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description: x86 virtualization solution - non-X11 guest utilities
Description-md5: 0c420aa026ad03a572b15c6e38dbebf7

Package: virtualbox-guest-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.1.32-dfsg-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/misc
Source: virtualbox
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 5871
Depends: adduser, pciutils, libc6 (>= 2.34), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: virtualbox-guest-x11 (= 6.1.32-dfsg-1build1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-utils_6.1.32-dfsg-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 1032468
MD5sum: 37247b042a9473b66f662e0792941271
SHA1: a283fdf0ed66b921e99521e2e497f9592cae7763
SHA256: 54bf9a3ce3f3f42fa4150a8a4033649ce1942e35bb4e1b67d6524c0895575422
SHA512: 0ed5e646947fd0e86ed949b9d40e696b0112d4bb9977895b39659dd9269490c1650fdef6da3bff6cb60c2b272cd30f90dfd6bd4ae74bad4808c6e564e90c6ab4
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description: x86 virtualization solution - non-X11 guest utilities
Description-md5: e69be43e48223cb949bed0ec7715d1e7