How to Install and Uninstall qemu-user-binfmt Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the qemu-user-binfmt 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 "qemu-user-binfmt" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install qemu-user-binfmt on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "qemu-user-binfmt" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall qemu-user-binfmt 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 qemu-user-binfmt package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: qemu-user-binfmt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.17
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/otherosfs
Source: qemu
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QEMU Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 68
Depends: qemu-user (= 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.17), binfmt-support
Conflicts: qemu-user-static
Breaks: binfmt-support (<< 2.1.7~)
Filename: pool/universe/q/qemu/qemu-user-binfmt_6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.17_amd64.deb
Size: 3594
MD5sum: 63e7a483b1c2441bcf71861002078bbb
SHA1: 10650cd691c5b7f77b84d800a4ff9c17a017b7e7
SHA256: feda99ab8641442ec1564767b59be15014314cc432f36e1b168a4c19ffec74cf
SHA512: d80e7e0f4fa9866e39a0373db9880311ca42c8b5eaba179fe16602ef62fc29b444dc4aa595788e44f842afa8d6d62a8cc9e0ec5a61ca408ba1e2b12f6f660db7
Homepage: http://www.qemu.org/
Description: QEMU user mode binfmt registration for qemu-user
Description-md5: b9d172841422ce933839d1a34cce7b20

Package: qemu-user-binfmt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.16
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/otherosfs
Source: qemu
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QEMU Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 68
Depends: qemu-user (= 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.16), binfmt-support
Conflicts: qemu-user-static
Breaks: binfmt-support (<< 2.1.7~)
Filename: pool/universe/q/qemu/qemu-user-binfmt_6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.16_amd64.deb
Size: 3594
MD5sum: 8ded1617d5fb074ab28a4ff25f4eb1df
SHA1: 0eede34f973770d801cddea760bb747bcf75e936
SHA256: 6c46de2eb4d5fb9ae16d33f3e73ad1bf091b22bfa277a32de9c671f4443a78b7
SHA512: 8db2c491754445fbc30c7370bdf0faf10ec1aa3d5419fd448aa80b84f8488541fe923ab11da8558969ac598d4c51d7bbf6f77aceca4aa95fff174cea9dc4e87c
Homepage: http://www.qemu.org/
Description: QEMU user mode binfmt registration for qemu-user
Description-md5: b9d172841422ce933839d1a34cce7b20

Package: qemu-user-binfmt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/otherosfs
Source: qemu
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QEMU Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 68
Depends: qemu-user (= 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6), binfmt-support
Conflicts: qemu-user-static
Breaks: binfmt-support (<< 2.1.7~)
Filename: pool/universe/q/qemu/qemu-user-binfmt_6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6_amd64.deb
Size: 3594
MD5sum: abf16474ef9724e773eeba15bc9f275e
SHA1: b5bf72381768e917d2f10b736354a8759f750471
SHA256: 663bc0b426034cb3fe972eb9758ebfb16fb26fc50a4c522e31abc854559d1d43
SHA512: f7a21f38e62a17f4f5d9938702749ab5c0bd60477dbb5e05606d2855d84a45fcfc13d0f23ade251ebe6683da2b98a588dd891a26cb048a1018568886c23e11c9
Homepage: http://www.qemu.org/
Description: QEMU user mode binfmt registration for qemu-user
Description-md5: b9d172841422ce933839d1a34cce7b20