How To Install vagrant-lxc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vagrant-lxc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vagrant-lxc
vagrant-lxc is:
This package adds support using Vagrant with Linux Containers. The entire Vagrant workflow is exactly the same, except with vagrant-lxc it will use lxc containers instead of VirtualBox VMs.
There are three methods to install vagrant-lxc 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 vagrant-lxc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vagrant-lxc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vagrant-lxc
Install vagrant-lxc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vagrant-lxc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vagrant-lxc
Install vagrant-lxc 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 vagrant-lxc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vagrant-lxc
How To Uninstall vagrant-lxc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vagrant-lxc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vagrant-lxc
Uninstall vagrant-lxc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vagrant-lxc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vagrant-lxc
Remove vagrant-lxc Configurations and Data
To remove vagrant-lxc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vagrant-lxc
Remove vagrant-lxc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vagrant-lxc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vagrant-lxc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vagrant-lxc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
