How to Install and Uninstall virtualbox-dkms Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "virtualbox-dkms" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install virtualbox-dkms on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                virtualbox-dkms
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "virtualbox-dkms" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall virtualbox-dkms on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                virtualbox-dkms
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the virtualbox-dkms package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: virtualbox-dkms
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.1.26-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: 5566
Provides: virtualbox-modules
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Recommends: virtualbox (>= 6.1.26-dfsg-4)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-dkms_6.1.26-dfsg-4_amd64.deb
Size: 717732
MD5sum: 8684e0a3b639590b8895dd46e0936019
SHA1: 7f694f87105a7f835310daddda6b3c16d04f8964
SHA256: 51059349d8eda06fb057a8a40f4d9affbd7d1e33e7ac03ed3802caaa03d3acf3
SHA512: b39fc2069bb84097e29b78e442a6241a2950edcd2058e27d32a6c8908a9981c37d026c07f0f4ec5bc3ac84d07497135639293e76d6a9d030ee906acd5a97a367
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - kernel module sources 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 kernel module to be
build with dkms. Kernel sources or headers are required to compile this
module.
Description-md5: 4d42f0fe51c4a92f2aed5071f84524ae