How To Install xen-utils-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xen-utils-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xen-utils-common
xen-utils-common is:
The userspace tools to manage a system virtualized through the Xen virtual machine monitor.
This package is only required on the host system (Domain 0) and not on the virtual guest systems (Domain U).
There are three methods to install xen-utils-common 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 xen-utils-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xen-utils-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xen-utils-common
Install xen-utils-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xen-utils-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xen-utils-common
Install xen-utils-common 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 xen-utils-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xen-utils-common
How To Uninstall xen-utils-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xen-utils-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xen-utils-common
Uninstall xen-utils-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xen-utils-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xen-utils-common
Remove xen-utils-common Configurations and Data
To remove xen-utils-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xen-utils-common
Remove xen-utils-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xen-utils-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xen-utils-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xen-utils-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
