How To Install containerd on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install containerd on Ubuntu 22.04. containerd is daemon to control runC

Introduction

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

What is containerd

containerd is:

Containerd is a daemon to control runC, built for performance and density. Containerd leverages runC’s advanced features such as seccomp and user namespace support as well as checkpoint and restore for cloning and live migration of containers.

This package contains the binaries.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install containerd

Install containerd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install containerd

Install containerd 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 containerd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install containerd

How To Uninstall containerd on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove containerd

Uninstall containerd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove containerd

Remove containerd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge containerd

Remove containerd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge containerd

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Summary

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