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

Last updated: May 22,2024

1. Install "virtualbox-ext-pack" package

Please follow the instructions below to install virtualbox-ext-pack on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install virtualbox-ext-pack

2. Uninstall "virtualbox-ext-pack" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall virtualbox-ext-pack on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove virtualbox-ext-pack $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the virtualbox-ext-pack package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: virtualbox-ext-pack
Architecture: all
Version: 5.1.38-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
Priority: extra
Section: multiverse/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 126
Pre-Depends: debconf
Depends: virtualbox (<< 5.1.38-dfsg-z) | virtualbox-5.1, virtualbox (>= 5.1.38-dfsg-0~) | virtualbox-5.1, wget, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox-ext-pack/virtualbox-ext-pack_5.1.38-0ubuntu1.16.04.2_all.deb
Size: 11958
MD5sum: 6e55e2ae9f51b37da2a0f00caf81d7e2
SHA1: b6f32c276a2ad0b5bbaa4f87f4a4c76330798a87
SHA256: dc42465f8e3cc0c658f22620eda4664180618033964bf621f26ba5ab95efc248
SHA512: c70713d4c9bb8f74d01675b347324293004589de7ede9fc205be73d33f02bc108aad3d8ceea65202e8ddfad74a70e7cb716ddc9bcae4136c0e9ceaab40869795
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Description-en: extra capabilities for VirtualBox, downloader.
VirtualBox requires an extension pack to provide support for Remote
Desktop Protocol, USB 2.0, PXE booting for Intel network cards, etc.
This PUEL-licensed extension pack is free for personal use.
.
This package downloads the extension pack from internet during install.
Description-md5: d34299a0a1c7bf804958800947ea531c

Package: virtualbox-ext-pack
Priority: extra
Section: multiverse/misc
Installed-Size: 116
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Architecture: all
Version: 5.0.18-1
Depends: virtualbox (>= 5.0) | virtualbox-5.0, wget, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Pre-Depends: debconf
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox-ext-pack/virtualbox-ext-pack_5.0.18-1_all.deb
Size: 11402
MD5sum: 9e29f129bbe32ea6a08a78066e152612
SHA1: 3756da39e078e43177ca577a1dd77b2187b26c4a
SHA256: 23a0bd8805f421f696bf29d97f882227fc26912c7541b0d9ed98d56b0e514dcd
Description-en: extra capabilities for VirtualBox, downloader.
VirtualBox requires an extension pack to provide support for Remote
Desktop Protocol, USB 2.0, PXE booting for Intel network cards, etc.
This PUEL-licensed extension pack is free for personal use.
.
This package downloads the extension pack from internet during install.
Description-md5: d34299a0a1c7bf804958800947ea531c
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu