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

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "virtinst" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install virtinst on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall virtinst on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: virtinst
Architecture: all
Version: 1:3.2.0-3
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Source: virt-manager
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Libvirt Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4443
Depends: e2fsprogs, genisoimage, gir1.2-libosinfo-1.0, python3-gi, python3-libvirt (>= 0.4.6), python3-libxml2, python3-requests, python3:any
Recommends: libvirt-clients, qemu-utils, virt-viewer
Suggests: python3-argcomplete
Breaks: virt-manager (<< 1:3.2.0-3~)
Replaces: virt-manager (<< 1:3.2.0-3~)
Filename: pool/universe/v/virt-manager/virtinst_3.2.0-3_all.deb
Size: 739144
MD5sum: 310f9ac44a42c555f784b8e81d2bca56
SHA1: 6f5e7b94308c803ecdfcd3da13ed886d5ea8acea
SHA256: 5676a27e8daf811f06e8a73bae22f3b775f2c5a823e637c3edb2d0bbf9fb4fa5
SHA512: f37b4fa4cce785430ed07188c30615fcd1e1762d96c319a9011dcf6f7c3a087e20f6c12cd0068645a99e8eb072a7bbe5c645bc3ece9f4d678a67ab6fffd37819
Homepage: https://virt-manager.org/
Description-en: utilities to create and edit virtual machines
This package contains some command line utilities to create and edit virtual
machines:
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- virt-clone: cloning existing inactive guests; it copies the disk images,
and defines a config with new name, UUID and MAC address pointing to the
copied disks
- virt-install: provision operating systems into new virtual machines
- virt-xml: easily edit libvirt domain XML using virt-install's command line
options
Description-md5: 09cfe8f7f5e1f2c11dbf7b6725c19207