How to Install and Uninstall virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe" package

This is a short guide on how to install virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe
Architecture: all
Version: 6.1.16-dfsg-6ubuntu1.20.10.1
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/kernel
Source: virtualbox-hwe
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7485
Provides: virtualbox-guest-dkms, virtualbox-guest-modules
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Conflicts: virtualbox-guest-dkms
Replaces: virtualbox-guest-dkms
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox-hwe/virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe_6.1.16-dfsg-6ubuntu1.20.10.1_all.deb
Size: 665200
MD5sum: 770d7972935beecf132dc4495663a189
SHA1: b18eb627a182c10e984e18b6b6a5ec14d5dc8052
SHA256: 2d7393d59d45c525cc3ba4e1e646778d850f0dc5ee80f2183386c65ea7deece0
SHA512: a0bb75d9ded81a784b17a50ac731e6ebbb3f3e309f79086c6bf5cc37a1578427203779b0160ad3412a9e7c26d708d81a15647d5b9bd3fca004e9d7f1275e044a
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - guest addition module source 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-hwe guest addition kernel
modules to be build with dkms. Kernel sources or headers are required to
compile these modules.
Description-md5: 5da76c89e724bb98d7f67d251fa8de7d
Modaliases: vboxguest(pci:v000080EEd0000CAFEsv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*)

Package: virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe
Architecture: all
Version: 6.1.16-dfsg-1ubuntu1.20.10.1
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/kernel
Source: virtualbox-hwe
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7482
Provides: virtualbox-guest-dkms, virtualbox-guest-modules
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Conflicts: virtualbox-guest-dkms
Replaces: virtualbox-guest-dkms
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox-hwe/virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe_6.1.16-dfsg-1ubuntu1.20.10.1_all.deb
Size: 665376
MD5sum: 14856edec6ffa2666d08f40ed7e6bf37
SHA1: dd50e4e6b001721b51d357c9a4404f7a6dfe2565
SHA256: 77ff1968d44868915a1d77eed9ad74bd51291ee7e88253785ba4a4e49f268fe1
SHA512: e608c2b38c48d6eb6db3e9aa34363d7fb5246979c599dc6cc15f1acdf42a7f3e2211cd63960e23c334ee8f29d89bf0b37c132fb4449c64d4beb56a43401a055e
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - guest addition module source 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.
.
This package provides the source code for the virtualbox-hwe guest addition kernel
modules to be build with dkms. Kernel sources or headers are required to
compile these modules.
Description-md5: 5da76c89e724bb98d7f67d251fa8de7d
Modaliases: vboxguest(pci:v000080EEd0000CAFEsv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*)