How to Install and Uninstall virtualbox-guest-utils Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "virtualbox-guest-utils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install virtualbox-guest-utils on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "virtualbox-guest-utils" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall virtualbox-guest-utils on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the virtualbox-guest-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: virtualbox-guest-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1
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: 2787
Depends: adduser, pciutils, virtualbox-guest-dkms (= 5.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1) | virtualbox-guest-source (= 5.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1) | virtualbox-guest-modules, libc6 (>= 2.3.2), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1)
Suggests: virtualbox-guest-x11 (= 5.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-utils_5.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 429944
MD5sum: 5d3492812ec8a3cb069e59e7404248dd
SHA1: cc900cdb7215dd989c187fc37ca2322601223170
SHA256: ae848ca51b17ed1d2acd741ea6f9f992c1e28174462f4540de50553f2d27b304
SHA512: fc5ec4b6424d18b9099603a8532eba8316885d1a6245feaa7b62b88ccacdb7988b854c7e2281bd1daa9e68b0a47c5c0d0be138e551f4f0fa5db76f1f7169f6f1
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description: x86 virtualization solution - non-X11 guest utilities
Description-md5: e69be43e48223cb949bed0ec7715d1e7

Package: virtualbox-guest-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.2.18-dfsg-2~ubuntu18.04.5
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: 2730
Depends: adduser, pciutils, virtualbox-guest-dkms (= 5.2.18-dfsg-2~ubuntu18.04.5) | virtualbox-guest-source (= 5.2.18-dfsg-2~ubuntu18.04.5) | virtualbox-guest-modules, libc6 (>= 2.3.2), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1)
Suggests: virtualbox-guest-x11 (= 5.2.18-dfsg-2~ubuntu18.04.5)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-utils_5.2.18-dfsg-2~ubuntu18.04.5_amd64.deb
Size: 453072
MD5sum: 5f421d55091cf1590d374785ef68f8c5
SHA1: f9d7339cc60ed59cc02347f6f42dd22d90daa9ca
SHA256: 6679c78c787730f81db938bc70aa69914d79d8a7d5bd01275852d93a22854e9f
SHA512: d059cc098c52ec07bbf53c81f3ac0cd27afb386ccf13b65ad346144d23bfcab466c9bd508e6bfa727ce6ac2deebb76e61fa5227ce3160e3a1540a5ef9b53eef1
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description: x86 virtualization solution - non-X11 guest utilities
Description-md5: e69be43e48223cb949bed0ec7715d1e7

Package: virtualbox-guest-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.2.10-dfsg-6
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: 2777
Depends: adduser, pciutils, virtualbox-guest-dkms (= 5.2.10-dfsg-6) | virtualbox-guest-source (= 5.2.10-dfsg-6) | virtualbox-guest-modules, libc6 (>= 2.15), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1)
Suggests: virtualbox-guest-x11 (= 5.2.10-dfsg-6)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-utils_5.2.10-dfsg-6_amd64.deb
Size: 432608
MD5sum: d6605f35e0d6864f3f1111babecb7024
SHA1: 8c5e09e665907a966216fd9dc12ab1181937db52
SHA256: 6e57041be7f4e69ac6e8065976c728fb2bcdaf983d0c9c59ad9d05046ccbc8eb
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description: x86 virtualization solution - non-X11 guest utilities
Description-md5: e69be43e48223cb949bed0ec7715d1e7