How to Install and Uninstall virtualbox-dkms Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "virtualbox-dkms" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install virtualbox-dkms on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall virtualbox-dkms on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: virtualbox-dkms
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7.0.14-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.23.10.1
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: 5952
Provides: virtualbox-modules
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Recommends: virtualbox (>= 7.0.14-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.23.10.1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-dkms_7.0.14-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.23.10.1_amd64.deb
Size: 761804
MD5sum: 51688a126198ee350fe6ea3885c876ca
SHA1: 1a1d24ed70c2dd7c9c7e1e03d3f92531bd05a40d
SHA256: 51ee6226a7adf61c7e690ea8d863a2683ed0c62b47d315900be23dbe6d6243c0
SHA512: 1fc437fcb680eaf92f7944856758396a3748c7524a21692ca959c02b61aa674aa0807375b51df927639de45219964ce82f2eba6d06ae5713bac1b70bbb893b36
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description: x86 virtualization solution - kernel module sources for dkms
Description-md5: 4d42f0fe51c4a92f2aed5071f84524ae

Package: virtualbox-dkms
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7.0.10-dfsg-3
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: 5948
Provides: virtualbox-modules
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Recommends: virtualbox (>= 7.0.10-dfsg-3)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-dkms_7.0.10-dfsg-3_amd64.deb
Size: 760594
MD5sum: 8970b803511afbde4defb16246a48de3
SHA1: f4d21facf7e464564e0426d8830070426da255f4
SHA256: 14de7ca7a6179b73e0b1e38aba3547072f167edae7839868bd0aa44acdf79a2e
SHA512: d69b8bde60e1913aa1fa5f2fe1421ec418ced9e58c9104d0ebe54afa4b85ceda912ee036ab1b1875076da9a9aef556cc3000a2aa4a019b92f688c3828a3d8f0a
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description: x86 virtualization solution - kernel module sources for dkms
Description-md5: 4d42f0fe51c4a92f2aed5071f84524ae