How to Install and Uninstall libguestfs-tools Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "libguestfs-tools" package

This guide let you learn how to install libguestfs-tools on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libguestfs-tools" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libguestfs-tools on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libguestfs-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libguestfs-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.36.13-1ubuntu3.3
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Source: libguestfs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Libvirt Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 30875
Depends: libguestfs0 (= 1:1.36.13-1ubuntu3.3), libc6 (>= 2.17), libconfig9, libfuse2 (>= 2.8), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), libreadline7 (>= 6.0), libtinfo5 (>= 6), libvirt0 (>= 0.9.2), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libyajl2 (>= 2.0.4), libsys-virt-perl, libguestfs-perl (= 1:1.36.13-1ubuntu3.3), libwin-hivex-perl, libintl-perl, libstring-shellquote-perl, curl
Recommends: gnupg
Breaks: guestfish (<< 1:1.22.6-1~), guestmount (<< 1.24.2-1~), libguestfs0 (<< 1:1.18.2-1~)
Replaces: guestfish (<< 1:1.22.6-1~), guestmount (<< 1.24.2-1~), libguestfs0 (<< 1:1.18.2-1~)
Filename: pool/universe/libg/libguestfs/libguestfs-tools_1.36.13-1ubuntu3.3_amd64.deb
Size: 4751760
MD5sum: 024862df38957b723314fc4369a4df43
SHA1: bf2dcb79b32515b49f1d3f4921a7b16ad870fba9
SHA256: 7103a0ad82bf8d3ed5bd79b93a611ab6275345eaa6ba1926fffe3b66e157ac4e
SHA512: 4882a53e7e201331c352dacc378f99fbe483cc5e816c0bb7f104c481ae9ed0d2d59567e6bd9da9f448524a936deea063b575b176f7da7cfc0df9f4bb9053bb2d
Homepage: http://libguestfs.org
Description: guest disk image management system - tools
Description-md5: ed6bd6bdc9905b545cffd9cdfa793d00

Package: libguestfs-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.36.13-1ubuntu3
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Source: libguestfs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Libvirt Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 30867
Depends: libguestfs0 (= 1:1.36.13-1ubuntu3), libc6 (>= 2.17), libconfig9, libfuse2 (>= 2.8), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), libreadline7 (>= 6.0), libtinfo5 (>= 6), libvirt0 (>= 0.9.2), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libyajl2 (>= 2.0.4), libsys-virt-perl, libguestfs-perl (= 1:1.36.13-1ubuntu3), libwin-hivex-perl, libintl-perl, libstring-shellquote-perl, curl
Recommends: gnupg
Breaks: guestfish (<< 1:1.22.6-1~), guestmount (<< 1.24.2-1~), libguestfs0 (<< 1:1.18.2-1~)
Replaces: guestfish (<< 1:1.22.6-1~), guestmount (<< 1.24.2-1~), libguestfs0 (<< 1:1.18.2-1~)
Filename: pool/universe/libg/libguestfs/libguestfs-tools_1.36.13-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 4763624
MD5sum: f9a59c40490c3b818b55567a5e51c332
SHA1: 15f73359a11129fec933a462416aebbb6fa85508
SHA256: dc9148e1db6559e7ce9c7ede9111bb4596546a8c320a87b26dd8362ff10c923b
Homepage: http://libguestfs.org
Description: guest disk image management system - tools
Description-md5: ed6bd6bdc9905b545cffd9cdfa793d00