How To Install lxc on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxc on Ubuntu 22.04. lxc is Transitional package - lxc -> lxc-utils

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxc on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is lxc

lxc is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

lxc is now replaced by lxc-utils.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lxc

Install lxc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lxc

Install lxc 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 lxc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxc

How To Uninstall lxc on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the lxc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxc

Uninstall lxc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxc

Remove lxc Configurations and Data

To remove lxc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lxc

Remove lxc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxc

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Summary

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