How To Install virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe
virtualbox-guest-utils-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 non-X11 guest utilities for VirtualBox. These utilities are meant to be run inside the virtual machine. They provide closer integration and allow to share data through shared folders between the host system and the virtual machine.
Either the virtualbox-guest-dkms or the virtualbox-guest-source package is also required in order to compile the kernel modules needed for virtualbox-guest-utils.
Package: virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe Architecture: amd64 Version: 6.1.16-dfsg-6ubuntu1.20.04.2 Priority: optional Section: multiverse/misc Source: virtualbox-hwe Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 23323 Provides: virtualbox-guest-utils Depends: adduser, pciutils, virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe (= 6.1.16-dfsg-6ubuntu1.20.04.2) | virtualbox-guest-source-hwe (= 6.1.16-dfsg-6ubuntu1.20.04.2) | virtualbox-guest-modules-hwe, libc6 (>= 2.17), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) Suggests: virtualbox-guest-x11-hwe (= 6.1.16-dfsg-6ubuntu1.20.04.2) Conflicts: virtualbox-guest-utils Replaces: virtualbox-guest-utils Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox-hwe/virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe_6.1.16-dfsg-6ubuntu1.20.04.2_amd64.deb Size: 3848196 MD5sum: 31a14aeef75b44f5423def0e8f6d5037 SHA1: ccffdb40ed71483236ebb74e9c2239b1e81a70c4 SHA256: 6ac4993c555420b9fa196666abb209714443cff7ee8aee2ae0f8d46d562a3dd8 SHA512: e0dbdf0aa799467c92dd775b9ce9d85ffbbfc519b27c27bbf07d0fe19875c9a72a2fbac0cb4607eef88e69901fdbd539692c6f77da80aa34f4c6ab35ff1c6927 Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - non-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 non-X11 guest utilities for VirtualBox. These utilities are meant to be run inside the virtual machine. They provide closer integration and allow to share data through shared folders between the host system and the virtual machine.
Either the virtualbox-guest-dkms or the virtualbox-guest-source package is also required in order to compile the kernel modules needed for virtualbox-guest-utils.
Package: virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe Architecture: amd64 Version: 6.1.6-dfsg-2ubuntu20.04.1 Priority: optional Section: multiverse/misc Source: virtualbox-hwe Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 22992 Provides: virtualbox-guest-utils Depends: adduser, pciutils, virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe (= 6.1.6-dfsg-2ubuntu20.04.1) | virtualbox-guest-source-hwe (= 6.1.6-dfsg-2ubuntu20.04.1) | virtualbox-guest-modules-hwe, libc6 (>= 2.17), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) Suggests: virtualbox-guest-x11-hwe (= 6.1.6-dfsg-2ubuntu20.04.1) Conflicts: virtualbox-guest-utils Replaces: virtualbox-guest-utils Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox-hwe/virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe_6.1.6-dfsg-2ubuntu20.04.1_amd64.deb Size: 3641892 MD5sum: d84dc32f63bd0f7189fc7aacd384c386 SHA1: 39d8402a37f759e4f018b5b6d255e01aa6032593 SHA256: debbf4eb04be1a545991c950f2264650fe4654d699726d89630ab5ec85457b9c Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - non-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 non-X11 guest utilities for VirtualBox. These utilities are meant to be run inside the virtual machine. They provide closer integration and allow to share data through shared folders between the host system and the virtual machine.
Either the virtualbox-guest-dkms or the virtualbox-guest-source package is also required in order to compile the kernel modules needed for virtualbox-guest-utils.
There are three methods to install virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-utils-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-utils-hwe using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe
Install virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe
Install virtualbox-guest-utils-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-utils-hwe using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe
How To Uninstall virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe
Uninstall virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe
Remove virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe Configurations and Data
To remove virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe
Remove virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.