How to Install and Uninstall mdevctl Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "mdevctl" package

Please follow the guidance below to install mdevctl on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall mdevctl on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mdevctl
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mdevctl package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: mdevctl
Architecture: all
Version: 0.81-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Christian Ehrhardt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 51
Depends: jq, udev
Filename: pool/main/m/mdevctl/mdevctl_0.81-1_all.deb
Size: 11652
MD5sum: d0d1854f029e220298ea5e7da2954b74
SHA1: 17a1d8741c2acf6e3dfc6380e3094f070f7f5a4d
SHA256: 3e924ccd96e593cd16827740da4a48ef5129bf2063266598528702fd3a4c8c69
SHA512: 7e7325de77320ceafe1e69fde080b1debf8befe1d697085e4414e50c26ee7243b5e45333e530cf618e56467712c866783799f92558091f96f2de85b076319ed0
Homepage: https://github.com/mdevctl/mdevctl
Description-en: Mediated device management utility for Linux
mdevctl is a utility for managing and persisting devices in the mediated
device framework of the Linux kernel. Mediated devices are sub-devices
of a parent device (ex. a vGPU) which can be dynamically created and
potentially used by drivers like vfio-mdev for assignment to virtual machines.
Description-md5: 0fb9bffbdd19e2db98b5338bc7bb5a16