How To Install virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe
virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe is:
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 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.
There are three methods to install virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-guest-dkms-hwe Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe
Install virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe
Install virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe
How To Uninstall virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe
Uninstall virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe
Remove virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe Configurations and Data
To remove virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe
Remove virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
