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

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "virtualbox-guest-source" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install virtualbox-guest-source on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall virtualbox-guest-source on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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-source package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: virtualbox-guest-source
Architecture: all
Version: 6.1.16-dfsg-6~ubuntu1.20.10.1
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/kernel
Source: virtualbox
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1189
Depends: build-essential, bzip2, debhelper-compat (= 12), kbuild, module-assistant
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-source_6.1.16-dfsg-6~ubuntu1.20.10.1_all.deb
Size: 1117748
MD5sum: 01796dab79586d5a9290ca6c5b7733d8
SHA1: 4e5bd10749fc20bb038c4937e908db3a348da7cf
SHA256: 825af3b0aa006bf32c140035aa055cfc8833499f0dd69da562f04f6e6cc3c0f8
SHA512: 726c5d96d43340002ba60d026694a6f36051b18d447d16d68ec5f681de3ee172c684eaa20e7649511a1a663074c7e6dac27ad05eb22d404c0a4dc14d780c47fd
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - guest addition 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.
.
This package provides the source code for the virtualbox guest addition kernel
modules. The virtualbox-guest-utils package is also required in order to
make use of these modules. Kernel sources or headers are required to compile
these modules.
.
The source is placed under /usr/src, and after decompression it can
be built to produce a virtualbox-guest-modules-_KVERS_ providing
"virtualbox-guest-modules" package.
Description-md5: 4e8ea50b26a8f2bc5f4e7ef943a32a06

Package: virtualbox-guest-source
Architecture: all
Version: 6.1.14-dfsg-4
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/kernel
Source: virtualbox
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1178
Depends: build-essential, bzip2, debhelper-compat (= 12), kbuild, module-assistant
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-source_6.1.14-dfsg-4_all.deb
Size: 1106704
MD5sum: 38e438b96af2a2ee3bfc947105647d80
SHA1: 2262402175bc51ddb7f1b26e5d5c4bfbc4117b83
SHA256: f4e9fa9f8080387e24c9443f56aaf48c4e467c971f495b7b51482566854d574e
SHA512: d47568d8f821f6f9377e165e6fb2a03a9fbeda140887cb8a287174e952503af64b90025081ad64a9f88b6ade1271890962050d7eba50fbde324ec8015dcb16d4
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - guest addition 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.
.
This package provides the source code for the virtualbox guest addition kernel
modules. The virtualbox-guest-utils package is also required in order to
make use of these modules. Kernel sources or headers are required to compile
these modules.
.
The source is placed under /usr/src, and after decompression it can
be built to produce a virtualbox-guest-modules-_KVERS_ providing
"virtualbox-guest-modules" package.
Description-md5: 4e8ea50b26a8f2bc5f4e7ef943a32a06