How To Install lxd-agent-loader on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxd-agent-loader on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is lxd-agent-loader
lxd-agent-loader is:
The LXD VM agent enables access to advanced LXD features such as file transfer and command spawning inside virtual machines run by LXD.
This package contains init scripts that will automatically load the agent and run it when started in a LXD VM.
There are three methods to install lxd-agent-loader on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lxd-agent-loader Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lxd-agent-loader using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxd-agent-loader
Install lxd-agent-loader Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxd-agent-loader using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxd-agent-loader
Install lxd-agent-loader 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. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install lxd-agent-loader using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxd-agent-loader
How To Uninstall lxd-agent-loader on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the lxd-agent-loader package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxd-agent-loader
Uninstall lxd-agent-loader And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxd-agent-loader and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxd-agent-loader
Remove lxd-agent-loader Configurations and Data
To remove lxd-agent-loader configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxd-agent-loader
Remove lxd-agent-loader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxd-agent-loader configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxd-agent-loader
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxd-agent-loader package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
