How to Install and Uninstall virtualbox-guest-utils Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "virtualbox-guest-utils" package

This tutorial shows how to install virtualbox-guest-utils on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall virtualbox-guest-utils on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the virtualbox-guest-utils package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: virtualbox-guest-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.1.48-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.20.04.1
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: 5944
Depends: adduser, pciutils, virtualbox-guest-dkms (= 6.1.48-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.20.04.1) | virtualbox-guest-source (= 6.1.48-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.20.04.1) | virtualbox-guest-modules, libc6 (>= 2.17), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: virtualbox-guest-x11 (= 6.1.48-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.20.04.1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-utils_6.1.48-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 891960
MD5sum: c1694b73063fcc1e45af765b9e7fb93d
SHA1: 8b54c8e4761a3f94f35eae728ed1d6fc2c0a6af2
SHA256: 2415a9f88c2c88d6613d8594fca6440eeb0bfb1961d9bf93d7698a4aa684c34a
SHA512: db7089e733089752ad8a0e451796c9d380edf7f420f86a5c3fdf4fba6a88b6e5f3c867bbd49caf090daee96c88841952cbf30321becad9643dee5e9db662306b
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description: x86 virtualization solution - non-X11 guest utilities
Description-md5: 0c420aa026ad03a572b15c6e38dbebf7

Package: virtualbox-guest-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.1
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: 5928
Depends: adduser, pciutils, virtualbox-guest-dkms (= 6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.1) | virtualbox-guest-source (= 6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.1) | virtualbox-guest-modules, libc6 (>= 2.17), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: virtualbox-guest-x11 (= 6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-utils_6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 889228
MD5sum: 123177099eb241d0ea74cb60ab285392
SHA1: 282da8bac93f56035aa4663e45274638200e5309
SHA256: e1685a42d94f7b3efd283eda407f219d2a8893e918e64c33677bb4d48af49f86
SHA512: f4fd0a625d7cbb5187362254e9b2352888a43970523774827141511c4f185f0186e301a029051a8611f973e9ee3159d15414661243ec5bf2d68da737ad46707c
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description: x86 virtualization solution - non-X11 guest utilities
Description-md5: 0c420aa026ad03a572b15c6e38dbebf7

Package: virtualbox-guest-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.1.6-dfsg-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: 5695
Depends: adduser, pciutils, virtualbox-guest-dkms (= 6.1.6-dfsg-1) | virtualbox-guest-source (= 6.1.6-dfsg-1) | virtualbox-guest-modules, libc6 (>= 2.17), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: virtualbox-guest-x11 (= 6.1.6-dfsg-1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-utils_6.1.6-dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 853260
MD5sum: 797d8d687f298b69bd3812dbee01cdc9
SHA1: b37b99380e5408c3a6b438f851ee797cacce2d9f
SHA256: cf366c3ada360baf97a119b27fee6cbaba137528ce743bb9a5d1f06f7ed2e99d
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description: x86 virtualization solution - non-X11 guest utilities
Description-md5: e69be43e48223cb949bed0ec7715d1e7