How To Install apt-venv on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-venv on Ubuntu 18.04. apt-venv is apt virtual environment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-venv on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is apt-venv

apt-venv is:

apt-venv creates a sort of virtual environment in the user home directory, forcing apt to run under some custom option.

A simple use case is collect information about packages in different Debian and Ubuntu releases without surfing the web, just calling apt-cache through the virtual environment.

There are three methods to install apt-venv 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 apt-venv Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install apt-venv

Install apt-venv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install apt-venv

Install apt-venv 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 apt-venv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apt-venv

How To Uninstall apt-venv on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the apt-venv package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apt-venv

Uninstall apt-venv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall apt-venv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-venv

Remove apt-venv Configurations and Data

To remove apt-venv configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge apt-venv

Remove apt-venv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-venv

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-venv package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.