How To Install lxd-agent on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxd-agent on Debian 12.
What is lxd-agent
lxd-agent is:
This package provides an agent to run inside LXD virtual machine guests.
It has to be installed on the LXD host if you want to allow agent injection capability when creating a virtual machine.
There are three methods to install lxd-agent on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lxd-agent Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lxd-agent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxd-agent
Install lxd-agent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxd-agent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxd-agent
Install lxd-agent 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install lxd-agent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxd-agent
How To Uninstall lxd-agent on Debian 12
To uninstall only the lxd-agent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxd-agent
Uninstall lxd-agent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxd-agent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxd-agent
Remove lxd-agent Configurations and Data
To remove lxd-agent configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxd-agent
Remove lxd-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxd-agent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxd-agent
Dependencies
lxd-agent have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxd-agent package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
