How to Install and Uninstall virtinst Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 14,2024

You can also install and uninstall the virtinst on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "virtinst" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install virtinst on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                virtinst
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "virtinst" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall virtinst on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the virtinst package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: virtinst
Source: virt-manager
Version: 1:4.1.0-2
Installed-Size: 5032
Maintainer: Debian Libvirt Maintainers
Architecture: all
Replaces: virt-manager (<< 1:3.2.0-3~)
Depends: e2fsprogs, xorriso, gir1.2-libosinfo-1.0, python3-gi (>= 3.31.3~), python3-libvirt (>= 0.4.6), python3-libxml2, python3-requests, python3:any
Recommends: libvirt-clients, qemu-utils, virt-viewer
Suggests: python3-argcomplete
Breaks: virt-manager (<< 1:3.2.0-3~)
Description: utilities to create and edit virtual machines
Description-md5: 09cfe8f7f5e1f2c11dbf7b6725c19207
Homepage: https://virt-manager.org/
Tag: admin::virtualization, implemented-in::python, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::openstack, system::cloud,
system::virtual
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/virt-manager/virtinst_4.1.0-2_all.deb
Size: 817876
MD5sum: d63ad9c3e8b07526155252537c37aa59
SHA256: c1b50c563f789094a5d65633a2c147c2a7db9f09bc00efc0b12a57dbba9a0223