How to Install and Uninstall libguestfs-tools Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the libguestfs-tools on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libguestfs-tools" package

This is a short guide on how to install libguestfs-tools on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libguestfs-tools" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libguestfs-tools on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libguestfs-tools package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libguestfs-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.46.2-10ubuntu3
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Source: libguestfs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Libvirt Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 100
Depends: libguestfs0 (= 1:1.46.2-10ubuntu3), libc6 (>= 2.34), guestfs-tools, guestmount, guestfish
Breaks: guestfish (<< 1:1.22.6-1~), guestmount (<< 1.24.2-1~), libguestfs0 (<< 1:1.18.2-1~)
Replaces: guestfish (<< 1:1.22.6-1~), guestmount (<< 1.24.2-1~), libguestfs0 (<< 1:1.18.2-1~)
Filename: pool/universe/libg/libguestfs/libguestfs-tools_1.46.2-10ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 34830
MD5sum: e75055dd29b91994b1430258416ee183
SHA1: 41989e86444584b359fdcb9aab18412e21aa90aa
SHA256: e188c5f5095f229a6ce1c3351e81fe68ea3b339cf8580c375d86ca635fdd5008
SHA512: 3d4737a0d785c674abbb6b3bee9ef7e146ce6d4c01622c13b92a7520e3159f1297c7c5772b1dc646a23959432d65ed41087560305619af538335a53bc42792fb
Homepage: http://libguestfs.org
Description: guest disk image management system - tools
Description-md5: 78f66f90dcf70b3221e57798fa59a02e