How To Install linux-cloud-tools-common on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-cloud-tools-common on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is linux-cloud-tools-common
linux-cloud-tools-common is:
This package provides the architecture independent parts for kernel version locked tools for cloud tools for version 5.15.0.
There are three methods to install linux-cloud-tools-common 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 linux-cloud-tools-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-cloud-tools-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-cloud-tools-common
Install linux-cloud-tools-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-cloud-tools-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-cloud-tools-common
Install linux-cloud-tools-common 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 linux-cloud-tools-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-cloud-tools-common
How To Uninstall linux-cloud-tools-common on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the linux-cloud-tools-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-cloud-tools-common
Uninstall linux-cloud-tools-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-cloud-tools-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-cloud-tools-common
Remove linux-cloud-tools-common Configurations and Data
To remove linux-cloud-tools-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-cloud-tools-common
Remove linux-cloud-tools-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-cloud-tools-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-cloud-tools-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-cloud-tools-common package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.