How To Install vzctl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vzctl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vzctl
vzctl is:
OpenVZ is an Operating System-level server virtualization solution, built on Linux. OpenVZ creates isolated, secure virtual private servers on a single physical server enabling better server utilization and ensuring that applications do not conflict. Each VPS performs and executes exactly like a stand-alone server; VPSs can be rebooted independently and have root access, users, IP addresses, memory, processes, files, applications, system libraries and configuration files.
This package contain the control tool to manipulate the virtual servers.
OBSERVE! You need a Linux kernel patched with openvz support.
There are three methods to install vzctl 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 vzctl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vzctl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vzctl
Install vzctl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vzctl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vzctl
Install vzctl 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 vzctl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vzctl
How To Uninstall vzctl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vzctl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vzctl
Uninstall vzctl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vzctl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vzctl
Remove vzctl Configurations and Data
To remove vzctl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vzctl
Remove vzctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vzctl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vzctl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vzctl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
