How To Install python-vm-builder on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-vm-builder on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-vm-builder
python-vm-builder is:
Script that automates the process of creating a ready to use Linux based VM. The currently supported hypervisors are:
- KVM
- Xen
- VMWare
The currently supported distros are:
- Ubuntu Dapper, Gutsy, Hardy, Intrepid, Jaunty, and Karmic.
You can pass command line options to add extra packages, remove packages, choose which version of Ubuntu, which mirror etc. On recent hardware with plenty of RAM, tmpdir in /dev/shm or using a tmpfs, and a local mirror, you can bootstrap a vm in less than a minute.
There are three methods to install python-vm-builder 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 python-vm-builder Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-vm-builder using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-vm-builder
Install python-vm-builder Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-vm-builder using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-vm-builder
Install python-vm-builder 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 python-vm-builder using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-vm-builder
How To Uninstall python-vm-builder on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-vm-builder package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-vm-builder
Uninstall python-vm-builder And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-vm-builder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-vm-builder
Remove python-vm-builder Configurations and Data
To remove python-vm-builder configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-vm-builder
Remove python-vm-builder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-vm-builder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-vm-builder
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-vm-builder package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
