How to Install and Uninstall qemu-kvm Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "qemu-kvm" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install qemu-kvm on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install qemu-kvm

2. Uninstall "qemu-kvm" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall qemu-kvm on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):

$ sudo apt remove qemu-kvm $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the qemu-kvm package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: qemu-kvm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.28
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Source: qemu
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QEMU Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 136
Depends: qemu-system-x86 (= 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.28)
Filename: pool/main/q/qemu/qemu-kvm_4.2-3ubuntu6.28_amd64.deb
Size: 13120
MD5sum: 263f6eee7855fbef64c6106a599e4931
SHA1: c3dc4c5b2bdb6f5b2b13ec655fed8e3988f8b17a
SHA256: 903b9d861a490a25f57ce49576a88592fd4289298194d08393e6335b2f078f59
SHA512: bb143da327a8051286fbd14605ef09a5cd1f14c444e05ce44abdea830e8a4b7aa0bfd84346b4b047dad955f8197516eba47cc7f377caa1cf3384a333c31b33e3
Homepage: http://www.qemu.org/
Description: QEMU Full virtualization on x86 hardware
Description-md5: 3038625511799a54f35970da0ddc9652

Package: qemu-kvm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.2-3ubuntu6
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Source: qemu
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QEMU Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 129
Depends: qemu-system-x86 (= 1:4.2-3ubuntu6)
Filename: pool/main/q/qemu/qemu-kvm_4.2-3ubuntu6_amd64.deb
Size: 13124
MD5sum: 4eb11e59d619b90a896b7fb2fc041295
SHA1: d0cff8e803a482b6942cb3a2bdf5d680640b545e
SHA256: 3ce7b8ac6f927e63b399feb57d65359fd97f8511f82efeb54012a45156285298
Homepage: http://www.qemu.org/
Description: QEMU Full virtualization on x86 hardware
Description-md5: 3038625511799a54f35970da0ddc9652