How to Install and Uninstall cloud-guest-utils Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "cloud-guest-utils" package

Learn how to install cloud-guest-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cloud-guest-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cloud-guest-utils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall cloud-guest-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cloud-guest-utils package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: cloud-guest-utils
Architecture: all
Version: 0.27-0ubuntu25.2
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: cloud-utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Scott Moser
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 55
Depends: e2fsprogs (>= 1.4), util-linux (>= 2.17.2), python3:any
Recommends: gdisk | util-linux (>= 2.26.3)
Breaks: cloud-utils (<< 0.27-0ubuntu3)
Replaces: cloud-utils (<< 0.27-0ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/main/c/cloud-utils/cloud-guest-utils_0.27-0ubuntu25.2_all.deb
Size: 15096
MD5sum: a4ff9d77e42a88a62d3b4eaa1189a654
SHA1: d3b1100890198dcff55b061b2cae37a1601d0967
SHA256: 39129994c07a04dc7f4b7dd58f47effc323ac7a0d6434c53b3f8ad55296dd18d
SHA512: f7621f13e4063d313ffc2402e80e46d7fd8d2caf1fb7b077952b3b44d8c89c33e9539d96f8486a79786706f3cefc2d20a0ffd21572354e8ed6c7dd993f091cf0
Description-en: cloud guest utilities
This package contains programs useful inside cloud instance.
It contains 'growpart' for resizing a partition during boot.
Description-md5: fda0c5237d2eca0ed770cea9796a01fa
Task: ubuntu-core, cloud-image, server, ubuntu-core
Supported: 5y

Package: cloud-guest-utils
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 55
Maintainer: Scott Moser
Architecture: all
Source: cloud-utils
Version: 0.27-0ubuntu24
Replaces: cloud-utils (<< 0.27-0ubuntu3)
Depends: e2fsprogs (>= 1.4), util-linux (>= 2.17.2), python3:any
Recommends: gdisk | util-linux (>= 2.26.3)
Breaks: cloud-utils (<< 0.27-0ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/main/c/cloud-utils/cloud-guest-utils_0.27-0ubuntu24_all.deb
Size: 15164
MD5sum: 8b08dbc4a576e942fe4acdd9f4f51aca
SHA1: baa3720c2fc6c6ef3342ce5b7ba01caae4b954e8
SHA256: ce2d266734bc768dd44ce14479e75c929f08b7bd7209202da1408584360f9509
Description-en: cloud guest utilities
This package contains programs useful inside cloud instance.
It contains 'growpart' for resizing a partition during boot.
Description-md5: fda0c5237d2eca0ed770cea9796a01fa
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-core, cloud-image, server, ubuntu-core