How To Install virtualbox-source on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualbox-source on Kali Linux. virtualbox-source is x86 virtualization solution - kernel module source

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualbox-source on Kali Linux.

What is virtualbox-source

virtualbox-source 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 kernel module. The virtualbox package is also required in order to make use of these modules. Kernel sources or headers are required to compile this module.

The source is placed under /usr/src, and after decompression it can be built to produce a virtualbox-modules-KVERS providing “virtualbox-modules” package.

There are three methods to install virtualbox-source 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-source 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-source using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install virtualbox-source

Install virtualbox-source Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install virtualbox-source using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install virtualbox-source

Install virtualbox-source 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install virtualbox-source using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install virtualbox-source

How To Uninstall virtualbox-source on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the virtualbox-source package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove virtualbox-source

Uninstall virtualbox-source And Its Dependencies

To uninstall virtualbox-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove virtualbox-source

Remove virtualbox-source Configurations and Data

To remove virtualbox-source configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge virtualbox-source

Remove virtualbox-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove virtualbox-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virtualbox-source

Dependencies

virtualbox-source have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualbox-source package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.