How to Install and Uninstall v86d Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "v86d" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install v86d on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                v86d
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "v86d" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall v86d on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                v86d
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the v86d package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: v86d
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.1.10-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Evgeni Golov
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 42
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx86-1 (>= 0.99-1)
Recommends: initramfs-tools
Filename: pool/universe/v/v86d/v86d_0.1.10-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 10684
MD5sum: 5c117cd58f7e2d2979fc71e09818d2d5
SHA1: b3270e9a2fd6564a836f73af21306b74be58ac92
SHA256: 7df57ef89dc071b9b1ef65b28c153ab1d7ba91626684799d5db8c432a2ace034
SHA512: d4d83b21f470ee01b8b1099756c2a0e7a260bafcd6415888c0eb9cdead9ff38cf33d62e4ec7a5f38e44387b4baec29752d25d4d9208254f61331138b83024170
Homepage: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/uvesafb/
Description-en: daemon to run x86 code in an emulated environment
v86d provides a backend for kernel drivers that need to execute
x86 BIOS code. The code is executed in a controlled environment
and the results are passed back to the kernel via the netlink
interface.
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v86d is needed by the uvesafb kernel module.
Description-md5: 2034d7c3d9e4a24b6306ee91acca4571