How to Install and Uninstall nbdkit Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "nbdkit" package

This guide let you learn how to install nbdkit on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install nbdkit

2. Uninstall "nbdkit" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall nbdkit on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):

$ sudo apt remove nbdkit $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the nbdkit package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: nbdkit
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.16.2-1ubuntu3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hilko Bengen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1168
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.22), libcom-err2 (>= 1.43.9), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2), libext2fs2 (>= 1.37), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.6), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), libnbd0 (>= 1.2.0), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libssh-4 (>= 0.8.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.6)
Suggests: nbdkit-plugin-guestfs, nbdkit-plugin-libvirt, nbdkit-plugin-perl, nbdkit-plugin-python
Filename: pool/universe/n/nbdkit/nbdkit_1.16.2-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 365500
MD5sum: 69c1b494604f2489f6e2e200897b9b93
SHA1: 28c57bf9b335630948e3abd41c267b5427477e0a
SHA256: f5e3b171e93a1b6277c5884d407ddf3e127114f292fe3037b650bf2feb2db151
Homepage: https://github.com/libguestfs/nbdkit
Description: toolkit for creating NBD servers
Description-md5: c7a861cc6e7a0f4d763c7d5feb686a79