How to Install and Uninstall lxd Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: February 24,2025

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

You can also install and uninstall the lxd 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 "lxd" package

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


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall lxd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                lxd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lxd package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: lxd
Architecture: all
Version: 1:0.9
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 78
Pre-Depends: debconf, snapd
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Breaks: lxd-client (<< 1:0.0~), lxd-tools (<< 1:0.0~)
Replaces: lxd-client (<< 1:0.0~), lxd-tools (<< 1:0.0~)
Filename: pool/universe/l/lxd/lxd_0.9_all.deb
Size: 5444
MD5sum: cf04b6c1f84de90a9a388c17dc42eb00
SHA1: b6f82cf91d59376bd34f8f9a11c9df7f6ec9d30e
SHA256: f78608d0cb7579ea9db5c86f03c2aaa7883df25fcbb40c10523ce05c08c714c4
SHA512: ea74f4dc8fb5e4fc08de40a01d7d0c30ea6e1f7105991e4f24a81e6fe771462c0bd5d43031ebb8a440ba9017d14333a921f7081e51fcaec3b4a3f8fc5782ac36
Homepage: https://linuxcontainers.org/
Description-en: Transitional package - lxd -> snap (lxd)
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
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lxd is now replaced by the LXD snap.
Description-md5: 6ded2abd7dcb33b84669e2fc0cd65175