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

Last updated: December 23,2024

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

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "virtinst" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall virtinst 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 virtinst package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: virtinst
Architecture: all
Version: 1:4.0.0-1
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: 4831
Depends: e2fsprogs, xorriso, gir1.2-libosinfo-1.0, python3-gi (>= 3.31.3~), 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_4.0.0-1_all.deb
Size: 907396
MD5sum: 9b3f62f63b746afbb0a5c5d8e05e841b
SHA1: 4dfeeb91084e18cf35722e64d94d66200526e696
SHA256: 5047afcf87313cd67888cb15e7b7df1f4795f1d932c374b13fb9261b2bf362f3
SHA512: b0bcf63862499193ff15deb6cfe303eac0b07d9d07ff1c3e24a33e477adff2bf56a81bd4c35d4835e6f711d6f300d6ca96cb64221a1be24c91edfebefbcf5b27
Homepage: https://virt-manager.org/
Description: utilities to create and edit virtual machines
Description-md5: 09cfe8f7f5e1f2c11dbf7b6725c19207