How To Install virt-sandbox on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install virt-sandbox on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is virt-sandbox
virt-sandbox is:
The Libvirt Sandbox project is an effort to facilitate the use of libvirt virtualization drivers for the purpose of sandboxing applications. It supports LXC and QEMU/KVM.
It provides a high level API to enable the construction of sandboxes and isolation from the need to understand the virtualization technology configuration.
It allows integration with systemd to setup service unit files inside a sandbox.
This package contains the binaries to run sandboxed applications and services.
There are three methods to install virt-sandbox 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 virt-sandbox Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install virt-sandbox using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install virt-sandbox
Install virt-sandbox Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install virt-sandbox using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install virt-sandbox
Install virt-sandbox 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 virt-sandbox using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install virt-sandbox
How To Uninstall virt-sandbox on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the virt-sandbox package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove virt-sandbox
Uninstall virt-sandbox And Its Dependencies
To uninstall virt-sandbox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove virt-sandbox
Remove virt-sandbox Configurations and Data
To remove virt-sandbox configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge virt-sandbox
Remove virt-sandbox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove virt-sandbox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virt-sandbox
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install virt-sandbox package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
