How To Install virt-goodies on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install virt-goodies on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is virt-goodies
virt-goodies is:
Included tools are:
- A libvirt munin plugin.
- A script to convert VMWare Workstation and Server VM’s to kvm/libvirt ones.
There are three methods to install virt-goodies on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install virt-goodies Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install virt-goodies using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install virt-goodies
Install virt-goodies Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install virt-goodies using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install virt-goodies
Install virt-goodies 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 virt-goodies using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install virt-goodies
How To Uninstall virt-goodies on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the virt-goodies package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove virt-goodies
Uninstall virt-goodies And Its Dependencies
To uninstall virt-goodies and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove virt-goodies
Remove virt-goodies Configurations and Data
To remove virt-goodies configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge virt-goodies
Remove virt-goodies configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove virt-goodies configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virt-goodies
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install virt-goodies package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
