How To Install xserver-xspice on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xspice on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xserver-xspice
xserver-xspice is:
Xspice is an X server and Spice server in one. It consists of a wrapper script for executing Xorg with the right parameters and environment variables, a module names spiceqxl_drv.so implementing three drivers: a video mostly identical code to the guest qxl X driver, and keyboard and mouse reading from the spice inputs channel.
Xspice allows regular X connections, while a spice client provides the keyboard and mouse and video output.
There are three methods to install xserver-xspice 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 xserver-xspice Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xspice using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xspice
Install xserver-xspice Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xspice using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xspice
Install xserver-xspice 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 xserver-xspice using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xspice
How To Uninstall xserver-xspice on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xserver-xspice package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xspice
Uninstall xserver-xspice And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xspice and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xspice
Remove xserver-xspice Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xspice configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xspice
Remove xserver-xspice configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xspice configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xspice
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xspice package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
