How To Install virtualbox-ext-pack on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualbox-ext-pack on Kali Linux.
What is virtualbox-ext-pack
virtualbox-ext-pack is:
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.
There are three methods to install virtualbox-ext-pack on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install virtualbox-ext-pack Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install virtualbox-ext-pack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install virtualbox-ext-packInstall virtualbox-ext-pack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install virtualbox-ext-pack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install virtualbox-ext-packInstall virtualbox-ext-pack Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install virtualbox-ext-pack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install virtualbox-ext-packHow To Uninstall virtualbox-ext-pack on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the virtualbox-ext-pack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove virtualbox-ext-packUninstall virtualbox-ext-pack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall virtualbox-ext-pack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove virtualbox-ext-packRemove virtualbox-ext-pack Configurations and Data
To remove virtualbox-ext-pack configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge virtualbox-ext-packRemove virtualbox-ext-pack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove virtualbox-ext-pack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virtualbox-ext-packDependencies
virtualbox-ext-pack have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualbox-ext-pack package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
