How To Install criu on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install criu on Ubuntu 22.04. criu is checkpoint and restore in userspace

Introduction

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

What is criu

criu is:

criu contains the utilities to checkpoint and restore processes in userspace.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install criu

Install criu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install criu

Install criu 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 criu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install criu

How To Uninstall criu on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove criu

Uninstall criu And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove criu

Remove criu Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge criu

Remove criu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge criu

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Summary

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