How to Install and Uninstall virtualbox Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "virtualbox" package

Please follow the guidance below to install virtualbox on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "virtualbox" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall virtualbox on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the virtualbox package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: virtualbox
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 70411
Depends: adduser, iproute2, procps, virtualbox-dkms (>= 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3) | virtualbox-source (>= 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3) | virtualbox-modules, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), python3 (<< 3.6), python3 (>= 3.5~), python3.5, libc6 (>= 2.15), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.97), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libgsoap8, libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), libpython3.5 (>= 3.5.0~b1), libsdl1.2debian (>= 1.2.11), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libvncserver1 (>= 0.9.10), libvpx3 (>= 1.5.0), libx11-6, libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxext6, libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxmu6, libxt6, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: virtualbox-qt (= 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libqt5core5a (>= 5.0.2), libqt5opengl5 (>= 5.0.2) | libqt5opengl5-gles (>= 5.0.2), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.0.2)
Suggests: vde2, virtualbox-guest-additions-iso
Conflicts: virtualbox-2.0, virtualbox-2.1, virtualbox-2.2, virtualbox-3.0, virtualbox-3.1, virtualbox-3.2, virtualbox-4.0, virtualbox-4.1, virtualbox-4.2, virtualbox-4.3, virtualbox-5.0, virtualbox-5.1
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox_5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3_amd64.deb
Size: 15836584
MD5sum: a5949006b3166d75d714415be8c76049
SHA1: fd6324a52bd6f72dc0b7d171a8d3a19183aef4e6
SHA256: 0d7af4d864bbefd8a5048e70e75c1bb107c5ae226c38c6de5e1f47f846ab836b
SHA512: 876c5bd9a9ccc26e7ed0c11c5e6c54f3c38d5c4847b3b4ea6cd7f11ffb55d1f81f0078ac017d34431e5f197e46b66844ec78c24f7bc668c8ac6653a8c68a52f9
Homepage: http://www.virtualbox.org/
Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - base binaries
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.
.
This package provides the binaries for VirtualBox. Either the virtualbox-dkms
or the virtualbox-source package is also required in order to compile the
kernel modules needed for virtualbox. A graphical user interface for
VirtualBox is provided by the package virtualbox-qt.
Description-md5: 30f96d22c1a6ca04db16bdc1e79ad965

Package: virtualbox
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 70410
Depends: adduser, iproute2, procps, virtualbox-dkms (>= 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2) | virtualbox-source (>= 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2) | virtualbox-modules, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), python3 (<< 3.6), python3 (>= 3.5~), python3.5, libc6 (>= 2.15), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.97), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libgsoap8, libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), libpython3.5 (>= 3.5.0~b1), libsdl1.2debian (>= 1.2.11), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libvncserver1 (>= 0.9.10), libvpx3 (>= 1.5.0), libx11-6, libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxext6, libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxmu6, libxt6, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: virtualbox-qt (= 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libqt5core5a (>= 5.0.2), libqt5opengl5 (>= 5.0.2) | libqt5opengl5-gles (>= 5.0.2), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.0.2)
Suggests: vde2, virtualbox-guest-additions-iso
Conflicts: virtualbox-2.0, virtualbox-2.1, virtualbox-2.2, virtualbox-3.0, virtualbox-3.1, virtualbox-3.2, virtualbox-4.0, virtualbox-4.1, virtualbox-4.2, virtualbox-4.3, virtualbox-5.0, virtualbox-5.1
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox_5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 15771364
MD5sum: 20598f3dc34f91c5f821532b4b397c41
SHA1: 7a6de975ed1ff2eecbdd528e8534e1f32897a2d3
SHA256: cc90b4579af623ac17cef7787afa26e57de01f86659672485a177c5400d79a91
SHA512: a2f62de520782a1ecf34d4e3f46f50b887bf39c2f5a4d8e2ee5619eb9366affa5fc93fc1e653964f342f1d3d87456b76a49d1fab9f639c5c72b6bd61d30bd749
Homepage: http://www.virtualbox.org/
Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - base binaries
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.
.
This package provides the binaries for VirtualBox. Either the virtualbox-dkms
or the virtualbox-source package is also required in order to compile the
kernel modules needed for virtualbox. A graphical user interface for
VirtualBox is provided by the package virtualbox-qt.
Description-md5: 30f96d22c1a6ca04db16bdc1e79ad965

Package: virtualbox
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/misc
Installed-Size: 62605
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.0.18-dfsg-2build1
Depends: adduser, procps, virtualbox-dkms (>= 5.0.18-dfsg-2build1) | virtualbox-source (>= 5.0.18-dfsg-2build1) | virtualbox-modules, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7~), python2.7, python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libgsoap8, libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), libpython2.7 (>= 2.7), libsdl1.2debian (>= 1.2.11), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libvncserver1 (>= 0.9.10), libvpx3 (>= 1.5.0), libx11-6, libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxext6, libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxmu6, libxt6, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: virtualbox-qt (= 5.0.18-dfsg-2build1), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libqt4-opengl (>= 4:4.5.3), libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.5.3), libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.5.3)
Suggests: vde2, virtualbox-guest-additions-iso
Conflicts: virtualbox-2.0, virtualbox-2.1, virtualbox-2.2, virtualbox-3.0, virtualbox-3.1, virtualbox-3.2, virtualbox-4.0, virtualbox-4.1, virtualbox-4.2, virtualbox-4.3, virtualbox-5.0
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox_5.0.18-dfsg-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 14411692
MD5sum: 965df10e13874a7bcd1e2bd54e4083df
SHA1: 9f35e14403d67006cb1d1b1c455e984666defb64
SHA256: 2f76787505cd3f55465b58399f4ed7198e2a81c664848b1dbbb435a692bd001d
Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - base binaries
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.
.
This package provides the binaries for VirtualBox. Either the virtualbox-dkms
or the virtualbox-source package is also required in order to compile the
kernel modules needed for virtualbox. A graphical user interface for
VirtualBox is provided by the package virtualbox-qt.
Description-md5: 30f96d22c1a6ca04db16bdc1e79ad965
Homepage: http://www.virtualbox.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu