How to Install and Uninstall gnome-boxes Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the gnome-boxes on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "gnome-boxes" package

Please follow the steps below to install gnome-boxes on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gnome-boxes
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gnome-boxes" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall gnome-boxes on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gnome-boxes
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnome-boxes package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: gnome-boxes
Architecture: amd64
Version: 42.2-0ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4176
Depends: genisoimage, libosinfo-bin, libvirt-daemon, tracker (>= 3.0), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, session-migration, libarchive13 (>= 3.1.2), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.25.2), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.52.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.22.20), libgtk-vnc-2.0-0 (>= 0.5.1), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 165), libgvnc-1.0-0 (>= 0.5.0), libhandy-1-0 (>= 1.5.90), libosinfo-1.0-0 (>= 1.7.1~), libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7), libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.44), libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 (>= 0.35), libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 (>= 0.32), libtracker-sparql-3.0-0 (>= 3.1.1), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8), libvirt-glib-1.0-0 (>= 4.0.0), libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 (>= 2.26), libxml2 (>= 2.7.8)
Recommends: qemu-system-x86
Suggests: gnome-connections
Breaks: libspice-server1 (<< 0.12.5-1.1~)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnome-boxes/gnome-boxes_42.2-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 586020
MD5sum: 16e6d320f82a8a6216e254faf0e7d7e4
SHA1: 330502388316b93942fefbc80c1d53d4d5c12b47
SHA256: 7658d6495ac7816481090b2eb82fa218888a238fc5efc749cba6a0b2cc2b6242
SHA512: 41b59038d0e8511a52e9ab4db4895b2261234e15b74d7d0f7d27f97dd789158960519f76ec83f908aa4487a8ad731800eab851ffd82b5a6d30476d19080afaaa
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Boxes
Description: Simple GNOME app to access virtual systems
Description-md5: 23802aa6ebc544c9c10bcdeaaeda1749

Package: gnome-boxes
Architecture: amd64
Version: 42.0.1-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4156
Depends: genisoimage, libosinfo-bin, libvirt-daemon, tracker (>= 3.0), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libarchive13 (>= 3.1.2), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.25.2), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.52.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.22.20), libgtk-vnc-2.0-0 (>= 0.5.1), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 165), libgvnc-1.0-0 (>= 0.5.0), libhandy-1-0 (>= 1.5.90), libosinfo-1.0-0 (>= 1.7.1~), libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7), libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.44), libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 (>= 0.35), libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 (>= 0.32), libtracker-sparql-3.0-0 (>= 3.1.1), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8), libvirt-glib-1.0-0 (>= 4.0.0), libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 (>= 2.26), libxml2 (>= 2.7.8)
Recommends: qemu-system-x86
Suggests: gnome-connections
Breaks: libspice-server1 (<< 0.12.5-1.1~)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnome-boxes/gnome-boxes_42.0.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 585586
MD5sum: 8fc3f96ad946d232bf5e0f80c866961a
SHA1: 668c485a472eb507c4b9adce16a4dad7e11df85a
SHA256: 14969ed63cf6d39efbea57f59c4453a52e6b439a95b38483cb450c0db13e5d3c
SHA512: 126e0234d79b6a05c0f28ad07db991b021d57cba39c48858d125a33894ec9444190010d3fbde0007f3d10ee6f16f3fff215e1e1b3ff01fa5d64c5a135a6edc52
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Boxes
Description: Simple GNOME app to access virtual systems
Description-md5: 23802aa6ebc544c9c10bcdeaaeda1749