How to Install and Uninstall guestfsd Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "guestfsd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install guestfsd on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall guestfsd on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                guestfsd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the guestfsd package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: guestfsd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.36.13-1ubuntu3.3
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libs
Source: libguestfs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Libvirt Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 662
Depends: libacl1 (>= 2.2.51-8), libaugeas0 (>= 1.0.0), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libhivex0 (>= 1.2.2+git20100712), libpcre3, libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libsystemd0, libtsk13 (>= 4.2.0), libyajl2 (>= 2.0.4), bsdmainutils, diffutils, iproute2 | iproute, udev, binutils, cpio, dosfstools, file, kmod | module-init-tools, lsof, net-tools, parted, procps, scrub, strace, zerofree
Filename: pool/universe/libg/libguestfs/guestfsd_1.36.13-1ubuntu3.3_amd64.deb
Size: 207080
MD5sum: 43d2ab1f858212b5c9e39c067d742722
SHA1: 27d723280e6780f62adac05a75f5318b7e577a52
SHA256: 054141a7aa78b5ea865f79fca009243fbdb92c39bc701e4af05537c423547b9c
SHA512: 49798f41ffe59024b525c14f1b4cc068f148ec504a4cfc1c0e284b1b1c8b5ea90dee87280ccf49b616a2521b54e156f5dd7273165952fe0ef2fc0bc8b43ea026
Homepage: http://libguestfs.org
Description: Daemon to access to guest virtual machine through virtio serial
Description-md5: 08296bddcf65cda2436f60a7c10347c3

Package: guestfsd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.36.13-1ubuntu3
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libs
Source: libguestfs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Libvirt Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 658
Depends: libacl1 (>= 2.2.51-8), libaugeas0 (>= 1.0.0), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libhivex0 (>= 1.2.2+git20100712), libpcre3, libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libsystemd0, libtsk13 (>= 4.2.0), libyajl2 (>= 2.0.4), bsdmainutils, diffutils, iproute2 | iproute, udev, binutils, cpio, dosfstools, file, kmod | module-init-tools, lsof, net-tools, parted, procps, scrub, strace, zerofree
Filename: pool/universe/libg/libguestfs/guestfsd_1.36.13-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 206340
MD5sum: 6d3c873cef31e2ffeabc532158ad3c49
SHA1: e778a0da1b5946141bf4c5603fe99731626bbde9
SHA256: 9feba86e12b36dcb12ab00a58bafecf1fde7d4fa9b43394fbd2d23127801c143
Homepage: http://libguestfs.org
Description: Daemon to access to guest virtual machine through virtio serial
Description-md5: 08296bddcf65cda2436f60a7c10347c3