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How to Install, Update and Uninstall virtualbox-host-dkms on Arch Linux (Manjaro, Artix)

3 packages from Extra, Community and Community Testing are named virtualbox-host-dkms . We’d recommend going with either the packages from the official repositories or an AUR package that is actively developing.

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virtualbox-host-dkms (Extra) link

Referring to extra/virtualbox-host-dkms ‘s description, it’s «VirtualBox Host kernel modules sources». To get this package ( extra/virtualbox-host-dkms ) from Arch official repository (Extra) on Arch Linux and Arch-based distributions (e.g. Manjaro, EndeavourOS, Garuda, Artix, ArcoLinux, Anarchy) is fairly straightforward. This tutorial will cover how to install, update and uninstall the package with either the built-in package manager pacman or an AUR helper like yay .

Installation link

There are two well known methods to install extra/virtualbox-host-dkms from Arch official repository (Extra). pacman is the choice for you if you’re a seasoned Linux user and have the knowledge of how packages are built. Otherwise, yay is a popular alternative to install packages without the hassle of reviewing PKGBUILD and build packages with makepkg afterwards.

Using Pacman link

sudo pacman -S extra/virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

Using Yay link

yay -S --repo extra/virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

Updating link

Since Arch is a rolling-release Linux distro, It is strongly recommended against updating an official package without doing a whole system upgrade due to dependency issues.

Using Pacman link

sudo pacman -Syucontent_copy

Using Yay link

Removal link

Removing packages is the most uncomplicated of these three,all you need to do is choose whether to purge the dependencies that no longer required by other packages and the configuration files used by the package.

Using Pacman link

sudo pacman -R virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

sudo pacman -Rs virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

sudo pacman -Rns virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

Using Yay link

yay -R virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

yay -Rs virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

yay -Rns virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

virtualbox-host-dkms (Community) link

community/virtualbox-host-dkms is «VirtualBox Host kernel modules sources» referring to its gist. To install and update community/virtualbox-host-dkms from Arch community repository (Community) on Arch Linux, Manjaro, EndeavourOS, Anarchy, ArcoLinux, Parabola and BlackArch is fairly straightforward. This guide will taught you how to install/update/remove the package with either the default package manager pacman or an AUR helper (e.g. yay ).

Installation link

There are commonly two methods to install community/virtualbox-host-dkms from Arch community repository (Community). pacman is the way to go if you’re a seasoned Linux user and know the concept of how packages are built. Otherwise, yay is a common alternative to install packages without the prerequisite to review PKGBUILD and build packages with makepkg yourself.

Using Pacman link

sudo pacman -S community/virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

Using Yay link

yay -S --repo community/virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

Updating link

Since Arch is a rolling-release Linux distribution, it is required to do a whole system upgrade before updating a community package due to safety reason.

Using Pacman link

sudo pacman -Syucontent_copy

Using Yay link

Removal link

Compared to installing and updating packages, uninstalling is the simplest of these three,just choose whether to remove the unused dependencies and the configuration files generated by the package.

Using Pacman link

sudo pacman -R virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

sudo pacman -Rs virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

sudo pacman -Rns virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

Using Yay link

yay ‘s uninstalling command is just a pacman wrapper, executing with the same options will do the trick:

yay -R virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

yay -Rs virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

yay -Rns virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

virtualbox-host-dkms (Community Testing) link

It is not wise to install an unstable package ( community-testing/virtualbox-host-dkms ) unless you know what you are doing.

community-testing/virtualbox-host-dkms is «VirtualBox Host kernel modules sources» referring to its profile. To install community-testing/virtualbox-host-dkms from Arch community testing repository (Community Testing) on Arch Linux and Arch-based distributions (e.g. Manjaro, EndeavourOS, ArcoLinux, Anarchy, BlackArch) is pretty simple. This tutorial will cover how to install/update/uninstall the package with either the default package manager pacman or an AUR helper (e.g. yay ).

Installation link

There is a prerequisite to install Community Testing packages, first you’ll need to uncomment [community-testing] section of /etc/pacman.conf , then use sudo pacman -Syu to fetch the packages list and upgrade your system.

There are two well known approaches to install the unstable version of community-testing/virtualbox-host-dkms from Arch community repository (Community Testing). pacman is the choice for you if you’re a veteran in Arch-based distros and know the concept of how packages are built. If not, yay is a popular alternative to install packages without the hassle of reviewing PKGBUILD and build packages with makepkg yourself.

Using Pacman link

sudo pacman -S community-testing/virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

Using Yay link

To avoid ambiguity, install community-testing/virtualbox-host-dkms only from certain repository (Community Testing):

yay -S --repo community-testing/virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

Updating link

Since Arch is a rolling-release Linux distro, you should not update a community package without doing a whole system upgrade due to dependency issues.

Using Pacman link

sudo pacman -Syucontent_copy

Using Yay link

To avoid ambiguity, only update community-testing/virtualbox-host-dkms from the desired repository (Community Testing).

Removal link

Compared to installing and updating packages, removing is the simplest of these three,all you have to do is choose whether to purge the unused dependencies and the configuration files generated by the package.

Using Pacman link

sudo pacman -R virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

sudo pacman -Rs virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

sudo pacman -Rns virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

Using Yay link

yay -R virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

yay -Rs virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

yay -Rns virtualbox-host-dkmscontent_copy

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