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

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "virtualbox-source" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install virtualbox-source on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

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


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

Package: virtualbox-source
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: 906
Depends: build-essential, bzip2, debhelper-compat (= 12), kbuild, module-assistant
Recommends: virtualbox (>= 6.1.26-dfsg-4)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-source_6.1.26-dfsg-4_amd64.deb
Size: 827704
MD5sum: 3db47f3ecc3208d297b5e60ed0665469
SHA1: f94db2c336f43061f14bb47166946ccf146ee264
SHA256: 9fc4fdbc053bcb26894dfb78d66ab14df97f057ce79513d25fbd96441da982f9
SHA512: a62ee8f01714c58444410bb41ad765c5e0af49b93ea333ee11100e665182b85104a3d0dc46bb4240cd35e46bace76ea9b6b6df1d2216b3af34f29bc1f00c5120
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - kernel 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.
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This package provides the source code for the virtualbox kernel module.
The virtualbox package is also required in order to make use of these
modules. Kernel sources or headers are required to compile this module.
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The source is placed under /usr/src, and after decompression it can
be built to produce a virtualbox-modules-_KVERS_ providing
"virtualbox-modules" package.
Description-md5: 53035ede584988f3413156cb7a5dbe8b