How To Install vboxd on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install isdnvboxserver

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is vboxd and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install vboxd on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install vboxd using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install vboxd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install isdnvboxserver

Install vboxd using apt

Because vboxd is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install vboxd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install isdnvboxserver

Install vboxd 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 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install vboxd by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install isdnvboxserver

How to upgrade (update) a single package vboxd using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the vboxd, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install isdnvboxserver

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install isdnvboxserver

How To Uninstall vboxd from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the vboxd package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove isdnvboxserver

Uninstall vboxd and all its dependencies

To uninstall vboxd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove isdnvboxserver

Remove vboxd with all configurations and data

To remove vboxd configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge isdnvboxserver

Remove vboxd completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to vboxd package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge isdnvboxserver

Extra info and code examples

Let your Debian system be your answering machine! Messages can be accessed remotely, automatically emailed, etc. This package provides the vbox server, which must be installed on the system with the ISDN card. To actually listen to the recorded messages you need the client package (isdnvboxclient) somewhere, not necessarily on the same system.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install vboxd using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the vboxd from Ubuntu 22.04.

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