How To Install virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe on Ubuntu.
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.
There are three methods to install virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe on Ubuntu. 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
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, 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 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
Dependencies
virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualbox-guest-utils-hwe package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.