How to Install and Uninstall virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe" package

This is a short guide on how to install virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe
Architecture: all
Version: 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/kernel
Source: virtualbox-hwe
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4577
Provides: virtualbox-guest-dkms, virtualbox-guest-modules
Depends: virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe (>= 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2), dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Conflicts: virtualbox-guest-dkms
Replaces: virtualbox-guest-dkms
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox-hwe/virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe_5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2_all.deb
Size: 579390
MD5sum: fc0008098f689b0db8dd8ae5353795bc
SHA1: 4c256a4f6d4dcdc4b095d369a0d7227e14bf3bc7
SHA256: 3ce9d67d918e91c83447fa505c3c43db2f3546da7f75e18b97558bfb40922796
SHA512: 6706a9614dbfa932a6303f6afcf3b36ce3cebc7be71621ec8137c8db01b983a116adb3d7805eb241af72eca2bb4feb991ade028b0b2ee2a931ce92c20488c4e4
Homepage: http://www.virtualbox.org/
Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - guest addition module source for dkms
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.
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This package provides the source code for the virtualbox-hwe guest addition kernel
modules to be build with dkms. Kernel sources or headers are required to
compile these modules.
Description-md5: 5da76c89e724bb98d7f67d251fa8de7d
Modaliases: vboxguest(pci:v000080EEd0000CAFEsv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*)