Removing default Virtualbox guest additions?

From using the commands:

dpkg -l | grep virtualbox
ii  unity-scope-virtualbox      0.1+13.10.20130723-0ubuntu1      all    VirtualBox scope for Unity

And

lsmod | grep vboxguest
vboxguest   282624  6 vboxsf,vboxvideo

Since you want to remove these packages do as follows:

  1. modules vboxguest:

    • Change into /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-<version_number> folder

      cd /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-<version_number>
      
    • In there run:

      sudo ./uninstall.sh        
      
  2. For the guest additions unity-scope-virtualbox:

    sudo dpkg-query -s unity-scope-virtualbox
    
    Package: unity-scope-virtualbox
    Status: install ok installed
    Priority: optional
    Section: gnome
    Installed-Size: 77
    Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <[email protected]>
    Architecture: all
    Version: 0.1+13.10.20130723-0ubuntu1
    Replaces: unity-lens-vm
    Provides: unity-lens-vm
    Depends: python3, python3-gi, gir1.2-unity-5.0 (>= 7), gir1.2-dee-1.0 (>= 1.2.5), unity-scopes-runner, gir1.2-glib-2.0
    Conflicts: unity-lens-vm
    Description: VirtualBox scope for Unity
    This package contains the "virtualbox" scope which allows Unity
    to search for VirtualBox content.
    Original-Maintainer: David Callé <[email protected]>
    Homepage: https://launchpad.net/unity-scope-virtualbox
    
    • This is used by unity for search and probably be left alone.