How To Install lxc1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxc1 on Ubuntu 18.04. lxc1 is Transitional package - lxc1 -> lxc-utils

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxc1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lxc1

lxc1 is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

lxc1 is now replaced by lxc-utils.

There are three methods to install lxc1 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 lxc1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lxc1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lxc1

Install lxc1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lxc1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lxc1

Install lxc1 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 lxc1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxc1

How To Uninstall lxc1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the lxc1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxc1

Uninstall lxc1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lxc1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxc1

Remove lxc1 Configurations and Data

To remove lxc1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lxc1

Remove lxc1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lxc1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxc1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxc1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.