How To Install uvtool-libvirt on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install uvtool-libvirt on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is uvtool-libvirt
uvtool-libvirt is:
This package provides libvirt-specific tools for consuming Ubuntu Cloud images. Since it depends on libvirt, installing this package will also install libvirt which by defaults configures it with a bridge on your system.
There are three methods to install uvtool-libvirt 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 uvtool-libvirt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install uvtool-libvirt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install uvtool-libvirt
Install uvtool-libvirt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install uvtool-libvirt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install uvtool-libvirt
Install uvtool-libvirt 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 uvtool-libvirt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install uvtool-libvirt
How To Uninstall uvtool-libvirt on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the uvtool-libvirt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove uvtool-libvirt
Uninstall uvtool-libvirt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall uvtool-libvirt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove uvtool-libvirt
Remove uvtool-libvirt Configurations and Data
To remove uvtool-libvirt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge uvtool-libvirt
Remove uvtool-libvirt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove uvtool-libvirt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uvtool-libvirt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install uvtool-libvirt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
