How To Install qemu-system-x86-microvm on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-system-x86-microvm on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is qemu-system-x86-microvm
qemu-system-x86-microvm is:
The microvm binaries are now part of qemu-system-x86.
This is a transitional package. You can safely remove it.
There are three methods to install qemu-system-x86-microvm 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 qemu-system-x86-microvm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qemu-system-x86-microvm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qemu-system-x86-microvm
Install qemu-system-x86-microvm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qemu-system-x86-microvm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qemu-system-x86-microvm
Install qemu-system-x86-microvm 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 qemu-system-x86-microvm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qemu-system-x86-microvm
How To Uninstall qemu-system-x86-microvm on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the qemu-system-x86-microvm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qemu-system-x86-microvm
Uninstall qemu-system-x86-microvm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qemu-system-x86-microvm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qemu-system-x86-microvm
Remove qemu-system-x86-microvm Configurations and Data
To remove qemu-system-x86-microvm configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qemu-system-x86-microvm
Remove qemu-system-x86-microvm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qemu-system-x86-microvm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qemu-system-x86-microvm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-system-x86-microvm package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
