How To Install libguestfs-xfs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-xfs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libguestfs-xfs
libguestfs-xfs is:
The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images.
This package contains appliance fragments for XFS support.
There are three methods to install libguestfs-xfs 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 libguestfs-xfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs-xfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libguestfs-xfs
Install libguestfs-xfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs-xfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libguestfs-xfs
Install libguestfs-xfs 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 libguestfs-xfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libguestfs-xfs
How To Uninstall libguestfs-xfs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libguestfs-xfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libguestfs-xfs
Uninstall libguestfs-xfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libguestfs-xfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguestfs-xfs
Remove libguestfs-xfs Configurations and Data
To remove libguestfs-xfs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libguestfs-xfs
Remove libguestfs-xfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libguestfs-xfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguestfs-xfs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-xfs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
