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  <title>Updating and Uninstalling <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/></title>
  
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    <p>Before updating or uninstalling <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, you must terminate any
      virtual machines which are currently running and exit the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> or
      VBoxSVC applications. To update <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, simply run the installer of
      the updated version. To uninstall <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, run the installer as
      follows: </p>
    <pre xml:space="preserve">sudo ./VirtualBox.run uninstall</pre>
    <p>As root, you can use the following command: </p>
    <pre xml:space="preserve">./VirtualBox.run uninstall</pre>
    <p>You can uninstall the .run package as follows: </p>
    <pre xml:space="preserve">/opt/VirtualBox/uninstall.sh</pre>
    <p>To manually uninstall <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, perform the manual installation
      steps in reverse order. </p>
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