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

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "lxc-utils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install lxc-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                lxc-utils
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "lxc-utils" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall lxc-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                lxc-utils
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the lxc-utils package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: lxc-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: lxc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1093
Depends: adduser, bridge-utils, dnsmasq-base, iptables, liblxc1 (= 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~16.04.1), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), libc6 (>= 2.17), libgnutls30 (>= 3.4.0)
Recommends: libpam-cgfs
Suggests: btrfs-tools, lvm2, lxc-templates, lxctl
Breaks: lxc1 (<< 2.1.1-0ubuntu2~)
Replaces: lxc1 (<< 2.1.1-0ubuntu2~)
Filename: pool/main/l/lxc/lxc-utils_3.0.3-0ubuntu1~16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 353934
MD5sum: 267eb2f2fea2be871cf278d2817923ad
SHA1: cbbb1fc9bef24a4ad5b3551d8184c3f37592ddc2
SHA256: 4b9540a9e42e5c28e99c019761c4ff2b9eb3de1fb3e68aea0b233c299a629b51
SHA512: eb8ec2939c804ab58a61534a81dceb49e3b49b32fb462c19a26800bf191a8b9468d372702ba68e909ab4dfe95855647e3a0d0bc801961e6d4efd2473e998afaf
Homepage: https://linuxcontainers.org
Description-en: Linux Containers userspace tools
Containers are insulated areas inside a system, which have their own namespace
for filesystem, network, PID, IPC, CPU and memory allocation and which can be
created using the Control Group and Namespace features included in the Linux
kernel.
.
This package provides the lxc-* tools, which can be used to start a single
daemon in a container, or to boot an entire "containerized" system, and to
manage and debug your containers.
Description-md5: 4ece0dffd153c29e95ffdb89f8238dfc