How To Install linux-tools-host on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-tools-host on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is linux-tools-host
linux-tools-host is:
This package provides kernel tools useful for VM hosts.
There are three methods to install linux-tools-host 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 linux-tools-host 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-tools-host using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-tools-host
Install linux-tools-host Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-tools-host using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-tools-host
Install linux-tools-host 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-tools-host using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-tools-host
How To Uninstall linux-tools-host on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the linux-tools-host package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-tools-host
Uninstall linux-tools-host And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-tools-host and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-tools-host
Remove linux-tools-host Configurations and Data
To remove linux-tools-host configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-tools-host
Remove linux-tools-host configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-tools-host configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-tools-host
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-tools-host package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
