How To Install virtualbox-guest-dkms on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualbox-guest-dkms on Ubuntu 20.04. virtualbox-guest-dkms is x86 virtualization solution - guest addition module source for dkms x86 virtualization solution - guest addition module source for dkms x86 virtualization solution - guest addition module source for dkms

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualbox-guest-dkms on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is virtualbox-guest-dkms

virtualbox-guest-dkms 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 guest addition kernel modules to be build with dkms. Kernel sources or headers are required to compile these modules. Modaliases: vboxguest(pci:v000080EEd0000CAFEsv00000000sd00000000bcsci*)

Package: virtualbox-guest-dkms Architecture: all Version: 6.1.16-dfsg-6~ubuntu1.20.04.2 Priority: optional Section: multiverse/kernel Source: virtualbox Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 7483 Provides: virtualbox-guest-modules Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0) Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-dkms_6.1.16-dfsg-6~ubuntu1.20.04.2_all.deb Size: 665872 MD5sum: f1c13f2acf23612bfeaca4a1ebbac015 SHA1: d9dfa54cafdaa7f5aca1aeadb956608dceb0da7f SHA256: 3af97e3de38a4ca552bf216af72653c0220cf237364c9cc160c640bae345ccd4 SHA512: 08ce6f93e2ec65e250cf8074ae409b6f42f417529f09dda46172f3dcf5983eed0bb8c4b963faeb023873dc8bcd227ced5ec73aaffbc86674ee369276da454218 Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - guest addition module source for dkms 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 guest addition kernel modules to be build with dkms. Kernel sources or headers are required to compile these modules. Modaliases: vboxguest(pci:v000080EEd0000CAFEsv00000000sd00000000bcsci*)

Package: virtualbox-guest-dkms Architecture: all Version: 6.1.6-dfsg-1 Priority: optional Section: multiverse/kernel Source: virtualbox Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian Virtualbox Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 7454 Provides: virtualbox-guest-modules Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0) Filename: pool/multiverse/v/virtualbox/virtualbox-guest-dkms_6.1.6-dfsg-1_all.deb Size: 661964 MD5sum: d0ade679922e469427c2879e9a402400 SHA1: cf903bb7ff7d409461b81856713872da7141a304 SHA256: 6d9f967e513fe87d23b6df3deb344229bd12c33b44628b67ff7a2d1f8c52a135 Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org Description-en: x86 virtualization solution - guest addition module source for dkms 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 guest addition kernel modules to be build with dkms. Kernel sources or headers are required to compile these modules. Modaliases: vboxguest(pci:v000080EEd0000CAFEsv00000000sd00000000bcsci*)

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

sudo apt-get -y install virtualbox-guest-dkms

Install virtualbox-guest-dkms Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install virtualbox-guest-dkms

Install virtualbox-guest-dkms 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install virtualbox-guest-dkms

How To Uninstall virtualbox-guest-dkms on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove virtualbox-guest-dkms

Uninstall virtualbox-guest-dkms And Its Dependencies

To uninstall virtualbox-guest-dkms 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-dkms

Remove virtualbox-guest-dkms Configurations and Data

To remove virtualbox-guest-dkms configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge virtualbox-guest-dkms

Remove virtualbox-guest-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virtualbox-guest-dkms

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualbox-guest-dkms package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.