Remove VirtualBox from Linux Rumi, September 3, 2023 Step 1: Check the VirtualBox Version (Optional) First, check out the Virtualbox installed version by specifying the application package name as “vboxmange” name with the “version” flag: $ vboxmanage --version The Virtualbox installed version is “6.1.38”. Step 2: Uninstall Virtual Box Use the default package manager alongside the “–remove” and “–purge” flags to completely remove the “VirtualBox” tool. The “–remove” flag will remove the installation files, and the “–purge” will uninstall the configuration files. The “purge” flag is not used in Fedora/CentOS/RHEL because its “remove” flag completely deletes all the files of the package: Name(required) Email(required) Website Message $ sudo dnf remove virtualbox #For CentOS/RHEL $ sudo dnf remove virtualbox #For Fedora $ sudo apt --purge remove virtualbox #For Ubuntu/Debian-Based The highlighted section confirms that all the installation and configuration files of Virtualbox have been removed. Step 3: Remove VirtualBox Dependencies When an application is installed in the Linux system, additional dependencies are installed. Execute the “autoremove” command to remove the additional dependencies of Virtualbox: $ sudo yum autoremove virtualbox #For CentOS/RHEL $ sudo apt autoremove virtualbox #For Ubuntu/Debian-Based $ sudo dnf autoremove virtualbox #For Fedora The Virtualbox dependencies have also been removed completely. Step 4: Delete All Virtual Machines The Virtualbox contains the virtual machine occupying a specific size in the virtual hard drives. By default, the virtual machines of VirtualBox are created in the “Home” directory, while it can be different in your case. So, use the path of the virtual machines as per your system. To delete these files and settings, run the “rm(remove)” command with the combination of “R(recursively) and “f(forcefully)” flags in this way: $ sudo rm ~/"VirtualBox VMs" -Rf $ sudo rm ~/.config/VirtualBox/ -Rf The first command deletes the virtual machine’s files, and the second removes their setting from the virtual hard drive. Step 4: Verify the VirtualBox Verify the “VirtualBox” uninstallation process by again executing the “version” command on the terminal: $ vboxmanage --version It is verified that “VirtualBox” has been completely removed from the Linux system. Src: https://itslinuxfoss.com/completely-remove-virtualbox-from-linux/#google_vignette Related Administrations Collected Articles Configurations (Linux) virtualbox
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