Uninstalling and then reinstalling will not help with this. You need to install the guest additions in your guest operating system (the one running in virtual box) and configure your host operating system (the one physically installed on the machine) to allow virtual box to access the usb devices.

Then to remove it all you have to do is type:Ĭode: Select all Expand view Collapse view sudo aptitude remove virtualbox-2.2īTW getting usb to work is not as simple as downloading a file. Not the link at the top of the page, but the instructions following the initial links starting with 'Debian-based Linux distributions: Add one of the following lines according to your distribution to your /etc/apt/sources.list: 'Īn abbreviated version for you is to run the following commands in order from the command line:Ĭode: Select all Expand view Collapse view sudo echo 'deb jaunty non-free' > /etc/apt/sources.list Probably the best way to install and remove VirtualBox on Ubuntu is to use the repository on Dec 2008, 19:14 Primary OS: Ubuntu other VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: Windows XP Can someone help me on this? fernandoc1 Posts: 33 Joined: 23. VirtualBox-2.2.2-46594-Linux_x86.run -help on console, there is no info about how to remove virtual box. It installed properly and everything, except the USB, is wonderfully working. The only way I found to install was downloading the All distributions package. I've already tried to download the Ubuntu 9.04 ('Jaunty Jackalope') file, but I'm having trouble with the dependeces - it says that libpython2.6 is missing, but I have python installed. Could someone, with a good soul, post here the exact link to the file to be downloaded that will make my USB work?

The info found under the faqs page is not enough for me. I wanna know how to do this, because I'm having a lots of trouble in understanding which steps to follow to make my USB work properly.

I've already searched in this site for some piece of info about how to do this but I haven't found yet. I'm have some troubles in uninstalling virtual box on Linux hosts.

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