How to Install and Uninstall virtualbox-guest-x11 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "virtualbox-guest-x11" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install virtualbox-guest-x11 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "virtualbox-guest-x11" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall virtualbox-guest-x11 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-guest-x11 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: virtualbox-guest-x11
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/x11
Source: virtualbox
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6288
Provides: xorg-driver-video
Depends: libnotify-bin, x11-xserver-utils, virtualbox-guest-utils (= 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxmu6, libxrandr2, libxt6, xorg-video-abi-20, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.17.99.902)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-x11_5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3_amd64.deb
Size: 1038636
MD5sum: e20bf5eb6bad7b30602ae995a4215bb2
SHA1: 30d215e3bb2f4a7a5b17b497e22cc11ef2515728
SHA256: c1c166625e253e62549df11752e66b5c52baa8f4a128c73971d8417cdd9351bc
SHA512: c9ff1901578be897ba8e73fadb2909f474ccbfdb726f97c26c3d4532e3a3d6eb1bd14ab1f825536d7d8ea769834804264dbb5ef5b197278a7c4193927c845e68
Homepage: http://www.virtualbox.org/
Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - X11 guest utilities
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 X11 guest utilities for VirtualBox. These utilities
are meant to be run inside the virtual machine.
They provide closer integration and improve the interactive performance.
Description-md5: 3487afde0b114ec7e205b11f1dd3f7a5
Modaliases: vboxx11(pci:v000080EEd0000BEEFsv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*)

Package: virtualbox-guest-x11
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/x11
Source: virtualbox
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6287
Provides: xorg-driver-video
Depends: libnotify-bin, x11-xserver-utils, virtualbox-guest-utils (= 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxmu6, libxrandr2, libxt6, xorg-video-abi-20, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.17.99.902)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-x11_5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 1039840
MD5sum: 49a68302dd5a97e86c87cfb88e6b6072
SHA1: 1595fb5cb8fdfda72bfd9433ca6b4c0cb814ffd0
SHA256: abeba34f5b01687d356b82b1af74c76a5bc0a85d96f04cc5382eb616c7b18f1d
SHA512: fa31862370242c730b85f71e944b77f55d5d71fefb206e26348acc78d1216201b605b44858df545fc3e50cb5e9d36210667cc28ef24f68c400204433b2de1634
Homepage: http://www.virtualbox.org/
Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - X11 guest utilities
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 X11 guest utilities for VirtualBox. These utilities
are meant to be run inside the virtual machine.
They provide closer integration and improve the interactive performance.
Description-md5: 3487afde0b114ec7e205b11f1dd3f7a5
Modaliases: vboxx11(pci:v000080EEd0000BEEFsv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*)

Package: virtualbox-guest-x11
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/x11
Installed-Size: 6220
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: virtualbox
Version: 5.0.18-dfsg-2build1
Provides: xorg-driver-video
Depends: libnotify-bin, x11-xserver-utils, virtualbox-guest-utils (= 5.0.18-dfsg-2build1), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxmu6, libxrandr2, libxt6, xorg-video-abi-20, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.17.99.902)
Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-x11_5.0.18-dfsg-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 1040636
MD5sum: b9d041a2e44fe00ffba62e82f250a17f
SHA1: c90493dd8edd5f6dfcced7e561727be15121d8ba
SHA256: 25962f1f255da669ce00832aede5b6194cc72f8614f4fea916e5c487f8c0b905
Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - X11 guest utilities
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 X11 guest utilities for VirtualBox. These utilities
are meant to be run inside the virtual machine.
They provide closer integration and improve the interactive performance.
Description-md5: 3487afde0b114ec7e205b11f1dd3f7a5
Homepage: http://www.virtualbox.org/
Modaliases: vboxx11(pci:v000080EEd0000BEEFsv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu