How to Install and Uninstall qemu-kvm Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "qemu-kvm" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install qemu-kvm on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                qemu-kvm
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "qemu-kvm" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall qemu-kvm on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                qemu-kvm
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the qemu-kvm package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: qemu-kvm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:5.0-5ubuntu9.8
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 (= 1:5.0-5ubuntu9.8)
Filename: pool/main/q/qemu/qemu-kvm_5.0-5ubuntu9.8_amd64.deb
Size: 13120
MD5sum: 1b1b621625cce55c0b5e5b795dab2c0f
SHA1: a8a2cc44cc786085b4fe4d5697063e5de646a865
SHA256: 75d1bcd6342f3cd86bd0ea5b0aa930f52fd72ddb6a16984001afb6dc2309da9f
SHA512: 8cb182c9fb3bdf0179815963ca705ff0e331bcf8ed8f3ae9cc179b84a1b4a611c63cc2f70f09f392de94938a41873dd95bff839f77e96b97a154b01bba7f85f1
Homepage: http://www.qemu.org/
Description-en: QEMU Full virtualization on x86 hardware
QEMU is a fast processor emulator. This package provides just a wrapper
script /usr/bin/kvm which run qemu-system-x86 in kvm mode for backwards
compatibility.
Description-md5: 3038625511799a54f35970da0ddc9652

Package: qemu-kvm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:5.0-5ubuntu9.6
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 (= 1:5.0-5ubuntu9.6)
Filename: pool/main/q/qemu/qemu-kvm_5.0-5ubuntu9.6_amd64.deb
Size: 13124
MD5sum: 2369176c5c71db5ce6f62f3a3858f084
SHA1: 5d36b68b77fd94b8bdffbf5a89dee59f6cd004bb
SHA256: 962a96ef1e278fc5ffdb2274b7fbb0f73fe00ce4c17d6293696d0b5ec136cd5a
SHA512: b57ce5d745bc0bb32e6c9b439c02cfe8a16f463c8cace6f181c0abe43ea0163765bfbda41e12d301a6047f85cfa285948bb1bd760048e3a90d427f638bac562a
Homepage: http://www.qemu.org/
Description-en: QEMU Full virtualization on x86 hardware
QEMU is a fast processor emulator. This package provides just a wrapper
script /usr/bin/kvm which run qemu-system-x86 in kvm mode for backwards
compatibility.
Description-md5: 3038625511799a54f35970da0ddc9652

Package: qemu-kvm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:5.0-5ubuntu9
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: 135
Depends: qemu-system-x86 (= 1:5.0-5ubuntu9)
Filename: pool/main/q/qemu/qemu-kvm_5.0-5ubuntu9_amd64.deb
Size: 13120
MD5sum: 59449f0fc273b1f7c4669b4d4fab74bf
SHA1: 1c7313f65aed7ee40e7f0f60ae9ed303659204e5
SHA256: 2ccc46eafbd3494fc3c9c97700d289ac37c57775cab3a45e8ae07ec6630c7c52
SHA512: 7b38d0c5fad8f6093903d8cc0ba72d3fd6868c8f677ec1fe8c8571bcba635cd8cec1c9b03e6f1bff8e82ff1f806820815f6961374611f9c3cc327b531dbf80d0
Homepage: http://www.qemu.org/
Description-en: QEMU Full virtualization on x86 hardware
QEMU is a fast processor emulator. This package provides just a wrapper
script /usr/bin/kvm which run qemu-system-x86 in kvm mode for backwards
compatibility.
Description-md5: 3038625511799a54f35970da0ddc9652