How To Install virgl-server on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install virgl-server
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is virgl-server
virgl-server is:
for testing and container virtualization
Virgl is a software to separate OpenGL rendering from the host GPU The vtest server provides the means to do this without going through full virtualization
There are three methods to install virgl-server
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 virgl-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install virgl-server
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install virgl-server
Install virgl-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install virgl-server
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install virgl-server
Install virgl-server 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 virgl-server
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install virgl-server
How To Uninstall virgl-server on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the virgl-server
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove virgl-server
Uninstall virgl-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall virgl-server
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove virgl-server
Remove virgl-server Configurations and Data
To remove virgl-server
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge virgl-server
Remove virgl-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove virgl-server
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virgl-server
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install virgl-server
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.