How To Install virt-v2v on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install virt-v2v on Ubuntu 22.04. virt-v2v is virtual-to-virtual machine converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install virt-v2v on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is `virt-v2v`

virt-v2v is:

Virt-v2v is a program that converts a single guest from a foreign hypervisor to run on KVM. It can read Linux and Windows guests running on VMware, Xen, Hyper-V and some other hypervisors, and convert them to KVM managed by libvirt, OpenStack, oVirt, Red Hat Virtualisation (RHV) or several other targets. It can modify the guest to make it bootable on KVM and install virtio drivers so it will run quickly.

There are three methods to install virt-v2v on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-v2v 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-v2v using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install virt-v2v

Install virt-v2v Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install virt-v2v using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install virt-v2v

Install virt-v2v 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-v2v using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install virt-v2v

How To Uninstall virt-v2v on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the virt-v2v package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove virt-v2v

Uninstall virt-v2v And Its Dependencies

To uninstall virt-v2v and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove virt-v2v

Remove virt-v2v Configurations and Data

To remove virt-v2v configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge virt-v2v

Remove virt-v2v configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove virt-v2v configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virt-v2v

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install virt-v2v package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.