How To Install libguestfs0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libguestfs0
libguestfs0 is:
The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images. It offers the following features, among many others:
- making batch configuration changes to guests;
- viewing and editing files inside guests;
- getting disk used/free statistics;
- migrating between virtualization systems;
- performing partial backups;
- performing partial guest clones;
- cloning guests and changing registry/UUID/hostname info.
It uses the Linux kernel and qemu code, and can access any type of guest file system that Linux and qemu can, including but not limited to: ext2/3/4, btrfs, FAT and NTFS, LVM, many different disk partition schemes, qcow, qcow2, vmdk.
The library provides ways to enumerate guest storage (such as partitions, LVs, what file system is in each LV, etc.); to run commands in the context of the guest; and to upload and download files and directories.
There are three methods to install libguestfs0 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 libguestfs0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libguestfs0
Install libguestfs0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libguestfs0
Install libguestfs0 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 libguestfs0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libguestfs0
How To Uninstall libguestfs0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libguestfs0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libguestfs0
Uninstall libguestfs0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libguestfs0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguestfs0
Remove libguestfs0 Configurations and Data
To remove libguestfs0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libguestfs0
Remove libguestfs0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libguestfs0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguestfs0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
