How To Install lxd-tools on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxd-tools on Ubuntu 20.04. lxd-tools is Transitional package - lxc-tools -> LXD snap

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxd-tools on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is lxd-tools

lxd-tools is:

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

lxd-tools is no longer available in the Ubuntu archive.

There are three methods to install lxd-tools on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lxd-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lxd-tools

Install lxd-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lxd-tools

Install lxd-tools 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 lxd-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxd-tools

How To Uninstall lxd-tools on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the lxd-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxd-tools

Uninstall lxd-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lxd-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxd-tools

Remove lxd-tools Configurations and Data

To remove lxd-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lxd-tools

Remove lxd-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxd-tools

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxd-tools package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.