How Do I Completely Remove Virtualbox from Ubuntu?
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How do I completely remove VirtualBox?

Left click “Oracle VM VirtualBox” so it is selected, then “right click” it and choose “Uninstall” from the menu. When prompted “Are you sure you want to uninstall Oracle VM VirtualBox ?” Click “Yes”. The Windows Installer window will be displayed.

Does uninstalling VirtualBox remove virtual machines?

The uninstaller just removes the VB application and the drivers (kexts), it leaves your virtual machines and their settings files alone. As mpack said, it’s the same as updating any other program, it updates the software but doesn’t touch the documents (your VMs).

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