How to Install and Uninstall virtualbox-guest-utils Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 30,2024

You can also install and uninstall the virtualbox-guest-utils 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 "virtualbox-guest-utils" package

This guide let you learn how to install virtualbox-guest-utils on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "virtualbox-guest-utils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall virtualbox-guest-utils on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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3. Information about the virtualbox-guest-utils package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: virtualbox-guest-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.1.50-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.22.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/misc
Source: virtualbox
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 5984
Depends: adduser, pciutils, libc6 (>= 2.34), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: virtualbox-guest-x11 (= 6.1.50-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.22.04.1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-utils_6.1.50-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.22.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1042170
MD5sum: 0fcbec92d475896fb4c42cf0a92797be
SHA1: 10ffcaa155cd5f327c7060c6619b8a28893a4f41
SHA256: 82b3dff12432200f654060719bd107e13dddd5feec56a12ad44da2156045e386
SHA512: 2264367bc48e47342cfb67a9f9fff27cc5c028f11630b8913ce85e779129fbab94df27f44d798b407b6430f29f29fea8d2cda9d3a014177d7bfd35cbb693e9ae
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description: x86 virtualization solution - non-X11 guest utilities
Description-md5: 0c420aa026ad03a572b15c6e38dbebf7

Package: virtualbox-guest-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.1.32-dfsg-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/misc
Source: virtualbox
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 5871
Depends: adduser, pciutils, libc6 (>= 2.34), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: virtualbox-guest-x11 (= 6.1.32-dfsg-1build1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-utils_6.1.32-dfsg-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 1032468
MD5sum: 37247b042a9473b66f662e0792941271
SHA1: a283fdf0ed66b921e99521e2e497f9592cae7763
SHA256: 54bf9a3ce3f3f42fa4150a8a4033649ce1942e35bb4e1b67d6524c0895575422
SHA512: 0ed5e646947fd0e86ed949b9d40e696b0112d4bb9977895b39659dd9269490c1650fdef6da3bff6cb60c2b272cd30f90dfd6bd4ae74bad4808c6e564e90c6ab4
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description: x86 virtualization solution - non-X11 guest utilities
Description-md5: e69be43e48223cb949bed0ec7715d1e7